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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the three young men doing in the empty Kelly Street apartment building?
(a) They were fixing the apartments up for future rental.
(b) They were selling drugs in the empty apartments.
(c) They were homeless and were squatting there.
(d) They were hired by the landlord to torch it.

2. How did Smith view the firefighters he wrote about in the book compared to firefighters across the country?
(a) They are unique in their level of bravery.
(b) They are representative of all firefighters.
(c) They are unique in their experiences.
(d) They are the most skilled.

3. How did Smith feel when first approached about writing a memoir of firefighting?
(a) Concerned that he did not know enough about firefighting.
(b) Challenged by the act of writing the way climbers are challenged by mountains.
(c) Concerned that he would be incapable of writing.
(d) Convinced that people would never understand firefighters.

4. In which borough did Smith serve?
(a) Bedford-Stuyvesant.
(b) Lower East Side.
(c) South Bronx.
(d) Harlem.

5. In which city did Smith serve?
(a) Chicago.
(b) New York City.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Boston.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Kelly Street apartment landlord charged with after the fire?

2. Why did the firefighters have a difficult time getting into one of the Kelly Street apartments?

3. To what experience does Smith compare his work for the fire department in the Introduction?

4. What did firefighters find at the scene of the fire at the Kelly Street apartments?

5. What did Smith consider the most admirable characteristic of firefighters?

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