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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did the author first think the voice he heard in the fire belonged to?
(a) His partner.
(b) His imagination.
(c) A farmer trapped in the fire.
(d) A member of the pickup crew.

2. Who was Elmer Bloom?
(a) The announcer.
(b) The movie producer.
(c) The movie director.
(d) The Forest Service photographer.

3. How did Jansson identify Harrison's body?
(a) By the shovel laying next to him with his initials carved in it.
(b) By his tattoo.
(c) By the Catholic medallion around his neck.
(d) By his pinkie ring.

4. What promise did the Forest Service make to Maclean?
(a) That there will be no other study of the Mann Gulch fire.
(b) That the crosses will always be renewed.
(c) That trees will be planted on the ridge burned by the fire.
(d) That there will be bronze plaques attached to the crosses.

5. Where did Bob Moore and Maclean discover they had both worked in their youths?
(a) Lochsa where Lewis and Clark nearly starved to death.
(b) Lochsa where the Fish Creek fire took place.
(c) Lochsa where the Missouri River enters the Gates of the Mountain.
(d) Lochsa where Moore was born.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Maclean and the others agree was the second key point on the hillside they needed to locate?

2. What time was recorded on the watch found near the bodies?

3. What were the only sensations the men running from the fire were aware of?

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

5. Where had the author's boots come from?

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