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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. How long did the author hear stories about the Mann Gulch fire before he felt he needed to see it himself?
(a) About two days.
(b) About ten days.
(c) About a week.
(d) About five days.

3. What was the first thing the author noticed about the ghost standing next to him?
(a) He wore a good pair of climbing boots.
(b) He wore a yellow jacket.
(c) He wore thick yellow gloves.
(d) He wore a good pair of goggles.

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

5. How did the author answer the question that the voice in the fire had asked?
(a) "I am lost, too."
(b) "I keep slipping back."
(c) "I am okay, really."
(d) "Help me please."

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the author say he saw while fighting the Fish Creek fire?

2. What did the ghost do to the author while the two were on the mountainside?

3. What happened when the fire hit the water's edge?

4. Where did the author stand to fight the Fish Creek fire?

5. Where was the Fish Creek fire when the author finally stopped running?

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