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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the author first notice the Mann Gulch fire?
(a) August, 1949.
(b) July, 1949.
(c) June, 1949.
(d) August, 1948.

2. Who was Mrs. Brown?
(a) The postmistress.
(b) The telephone operator.
(c) The wife of the owner of the lodge.
(d) The owner of the lodge.

3. Who did the author believe started the forest fire at Fish Creek?
(a) The fire deparment.
(b) Local hoodlums.
(c) The homesteaders.
(d) The sheep herders.

4. Where did the author begin running when the Fish Creek fire caught at the next fire line?
(a) Uphill.
(b) Toward the lake.
(c) Back to the fire house.
(d) Downhill.

5. What did the author do during the Mann Gulch fire when he remembered his experience at the Fish Creek fire?
(a) Drove home to Seely Lake.
(b) Drove to pick up his brother-in-law to go see the fire.
(c) Drove out to the fire to talk with the firefighters.
(d) Drove back into town and bought goggles.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many acres of land burned in the Mann Gulch fire?

2. Who told the author about the Mann Gulch fire when he came to town?

3. Who were the only permanent residents of the town near the author's cabin?

4. What did Rumsey fall into that caused him to stop running when he jumped from the crevice?

5. When was the first parachute jump made on a forest fire?

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