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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Maclean and his party land their boat to begin their trip to Mann Gulch?
(a) At the base of Fields Gulch.
(b) At the foot of the Gates of the Mountain.
(c) At the mouth of Rescue Gulch.
(d) At the entrance to Merriweather Canyon.

2. How did W.R. Moore assist Maclean in his research about Mann Gulch?
(a) He ordered that all documents on the fire be sent to Washington, D.C.
(b) He ordered that all documentation on the fire be put on the internet.
(c) He ordered that all documentation on the fire be sent to the library in Missoula.
(d) He ordered that all Forest Service documents on the fire be available to Maclean.

3. When on the ridge in Mann Gulch, what did Maclean witness Sallee and Rumsey argue about?
(a) Where Dodge had lit his fire.
(b) Where Thol's marker should actually be.
(c) Where Diettert died.
(d) Where Hellman actually fell.

4. What did the Forest Service learn from the fires in 1910?
(a) Smokejumpers need to jump behind a fire.
(b) Firefighters should attack a fire by walking in front of it.
(c) Get firefighters on the ground as soon as possible.
(d) Smokejumpers are not the most efficient way to get men to a fire.

5. Where did both Sylvia and Hellman die?
(a) In a hospital in Helena.
(b) In the speedboat back to the station.
(c) In a hospital in Butte.
(d) On the way to Missoula.

Short Answer Questions

1. What question does a Smokejumper foreman ask while fighting a fire?

2. Who was destroying the food supply for the abundant animal population in the area?

3. Who were the three men who ran toward the ridge together to escape the fire?

4. Where was the author's cabin located?

5. Who made the crosses that mark the spots the Smokejumpers fell, defeated by the fire?

(see the answer key)

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