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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where was the author's cabin located?
(a) In Seeley Lake, Montana.
(b) In Smiley Lake, Montanta.
(c) In Missoula, Montana.
(d) In Mann Gulch, Montana.

3. Where did the Fish Creek fire actually burn?
(a) Through the forest to the town.
(b) Across the back acres of the forest.
(c) Both up and down the tributary.
(d) Down the tributary.

4. What is the cause of 75% of forest fires?
(a) Smoldering cigarettes.
(b) Campfires.
(c) Lightning.
(d) Spontaneous combustion.

5. Who was the spotter on the C-47 that dropped Smokejumpers into Mann Gulch?
(a) John Thol.
(b) Wag Dodge.
(c) Fred Stillings.
(d) Earl Cooley.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mrs. Brown say to the author when she opened the door?

2. How many Smokejumpers were in the plane ready to parachute into Mann Gulch?

3. How long did the author hear stories about the Mann Gulch fire before he felt he needed to see it himself?

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

5. Who did the author first think the voice he heard in the fire belonged to?

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