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Report from Engine Co. 82 Quiz

Dennis Smith (firefighter)
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Report from Engine Co. 82 Quiz

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1)

What orders did the doctors give Smith after his injury from the Prospect Avenue fire? (from Chapter 3)

Get extra sleep.
Do not talk much or smoke for a few weeks.
Do not work for a few weeks.
Do not talk at all.
2)

Where did Smith take the application test? (from Chapter 11)

South Bronx.
Greenwich Village.
Upper West Side.
Harlem.
3)

In what town did Smith live while working in the South Bronx? (from Chapter 4)

Scarsdale.
New Paltz.
Washingtonville.
Flushing.
4)

What kind of test was Fireman Benny Carroll studying for in Chapter 3? (from Chapter 3)

Lieutenant's exam.
Chief's exam.
Captain's exam.
Fire Marshal's exam.
5)

What did the kids across the street from the Union Avenue fire do when the firefighters arrived? (from Chapter 4)

They asked the firefighters to give them a ride.
They chanted and yelled insults.
They sang.
They cheered.
6)

What was wrong with the furnace room where the firefighters retreated for warmth during the Charlotte Street fire? (from Chapter 5)

The furnace was not working.
The roof had caved in.
It was filled with cockroaches.
It was filled with mice.
7)

What three jobs did the nuns at Smith's school tell the students they could aspire to? (from Chapter 11)

Cop, teacher.
Fireman, cop, teacher.
President, fireman, cop.
Fireman, cop.
8)

Where did the firemen's training occur? (from Chapter 11)

Ellis Island.
Staten Island.
Long Island.
Welfare Island.
9)

What options did the firefighters have when they were trapped between the two blazes at the factory building? (from Chapter 5)

They could wait for another team to arrive or jump out the window.
They had no options.
They could jump out the windows or climb to the roof.
They could all focus on one fire or split up and tackle both.
10)

Why did Smith move outside the city after growing up there? (from Chapter 4)

He wanted to be closer to work.
His wife could be closer to her work.
He had family in the area.
He felt it was a better place for a family.
11)

How old was Tina when Smith first met her? (from Chapter 8)

Fourteen.
Ten.
Eighteen.
Seventeen.
12)

What did Fireman Big Van of Ladder 42 drink once he quit drinking beer? (from Chapter 5)

Scotch.
Vodka.
Wine.
Gin.
13)

What field did Smith's wife want him to go into instead of firefighting? (from Chapter 4)

Teaching.
Sanitation.
Accounting.
Engineering.
14)

What kind of entertainment did the firefighters and children experience during the ice cream party in Chapter 9? (from Chapter 9)

Steel drums and African dance.
Calypso and breakdancing.
Pop music and tap dancing.
African dance and Irish dance.
15)

What did the three men sitting on Charlotte Street do when they saw the kid pull the false alarm in Chapter 3? (from Chapter 3)

They called the kid's parents.
They chased the kid.
They did nothing.
They called the police.
16)

How many stitches did Fireman Billy-o get in Chapter 7? (from Chapter 7)

Twelve.
Ten.
None.
Six.
17)

Approximately how many children were at the ice cream party in Chapter 9? (from Chapter 9)

200.
120.
300.
250.
18)

How many shots did the police officer fire at the fleeing youth in front of the fire station in Chapter 6? (from Chapter 6)

Two.
One.
Five.
Three.
19)

Why did it take the firemen longer than usual to reach the large fire on Intervale Avenue in Chapter 10? (from Chapter 10)

They had been responding to an overdose.
They had been called to an arson fire at an abandoned building.
They had been responding to a false alarm.
They had been responding to a car accident.
20)

Why were merchants good to firefighters (i.e., by giving them discounts) under the old system? (from Chapter 11)

They wanted to get faster response times during emergencies.
They were required to offer discounts to firemen.
They expected the firemen to protect them from arson.
They expected the firemen to be forgiving during inspections.
21)

What happened to several firefighters (including Smith) fighting a blaze at a two-story factory building? (from Chapter 5)

The roof caved in.
The windows began breaking.
The floor gave away.
A fire broke out behind them.
22)

While responding to an apartment fire on Simpson Street in Chapter 7, what did the firefighters see two teenagers carrying down the stairs? (from Chapter 7)

A television and toaster oven.
A radio and television.
A radio and toaster oven.
A television and phonograph.
23)

What do the firemen call the "game" they play when they ask one another if they may relieve another fireman during a fire? (from Chapter 5)

"Steal the nozzle."
"Grab the nob."
"Steal the hose."
"Steal the nob."
24)

What actor was interviewed in the Playboy issue, read by Smith in Chapter 7? (from Chapter 7)

Elliott Gould.
Marlon Brando.
Donald Sutherland.
Jack Nicholson.
25)

In Smith's view, what needed to happen before people stopped assaulting firefighters? (from Chapter 3)

They need to lose custody of their children.
They need to do community service projects.
They need to become educated and rise out of poverty.
They need to be arrested and jailed.
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