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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What observation did Jansson and the doctor at the scene make about the final steps of the men who died on the hill?
(a) They fell, then rose and took a few steps, then fell again.
(b) They were dead before they fell to the ground.
(c) They fell and were instantly devoured by the fire.
(d) They fell and got up many times before dying.

2. What did Mike Mansfield accomplish for the families of the fallen Smokejumpers?
(a) He tried to delay the Mann Gulch Report.
(b) He appointed a special advisor to assess the situation.
(c) He raised the burial allowance from $200 to $400 dollars.
(d) He added funds to the Forest Service.

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

4. What did Laird and Maclean realize early in their investigation of the Mann Gulch fire?
(a) They needed the Thol family at the site of the fire.
(b) They needed to find all of the firefighters who rescued the survivors.
(c) They needed assistance from the Forest Service at the site of the fire.
(d) They needed Rumsey and Sallee with them at the site of the fire.

5. What did the author feel while he was running away from the Fish Creek fire?
(a) Confidence.
(b) Excitement.
(c) Fear.
(d) Confusion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Maclean believe were the final cries of the men who died on the ridge?

2. Who did Jansson, Sallee, and Roos find alive on the other side of the ridge from the other survivors?

3. Why did Laird Robinson stop smokejumping?

4. What was Frank Derry wearing on one infamous jump?

5. Why did Maclean write what he called his "fire report?"

(see the answer key)

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