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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the author first hear a voice in the fire during the Fish Creek fire?
(a) When he was halfway off the mountain.
(b) When he reached the top of the mountain.
(c) When he returned to the fire station.
(d) When he got to the lake.

2. Where did the fire starters assume the Fish Creek fire would travel?
(a) To the edge of the lake.
(b) Into town.
(c) Up the tributary in a box canyon with cliffs.
(d) Into the deepest part of the forest.

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

4. Who was the first man to begin tagging the bodies laying along the hill at Mann Gulch?
(a) Miller.
(b) Roos.
(c) Dodge.
(d) Jansson.

5. What was the temperature in Helena when the Smokejumpers landed in Mann Gulch?
(a) 101 degrees, dangerous for firefighters.
(b) 77 degrees, the coolest day on record.
(c) 86 degrees, perfect jumping weather.
(d) 97 degrees, the hottest day on record.

6. What color was the face of the ghost walking next to the author on the mountain?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Grey.
(d) Orange.

7. Where was the author when he was startled to see a terribly burned deer?
(a) Standing at Willow Creek.
(b) Fighting the fire at Fish Creek.
(c) Sitting on Mrs. Brown's porch.
(d) Standing at the base of the mountain.

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

9. Where did the burned and disabled deer die?
(a) On the road.
(b) On a burning log.
(c) In the creek.
(d) At the base of the mountain.

10. How many acres of land burned in the Mann Gulch fire?
(a) 5,000 acres.
(b) 4,500 acres.
(c) 2,500 acres.
(d) 7,500 acres.

11. What did the ghost do to the author while the two were on the mountainside?
(a) Pushed him down the mountainside.
(b) Punched him in the stomach.
(c) Tripped him.
(d) Slapped him in the face.

12. Who were the only permanent residents of the town near the author's cabin?
(a) Firefighters.
(b) Loggers.
(c) Farmers.
(d) Sheep herders.

13. What quality of Dodge's led to his escape from death by the fire?
(a) His ability to remain calm.
(b) His ability to run.
(c) His ability to use tools.
(d) His ability to follow the smoke.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Smokejumpers died fighting the Mann Gulch fire?

2. In what novel is an escape fire used by an old trapper to save his party?

3. How did the author describe the sound of the fire getting very close?

4. Who did the author believe started the forest fire at Fish Creek?

5. What did Jansson send up to the survivors of the Mann Gulch fire?

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