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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Smith, how should kids who pull malicious false alarms be treated?
(a) They should be sent to an institution for a year.
(b) They should be warned of the consequences of false alarms.
(c) They should be given guidance care by social services.
(d) They should be returned to their parents.

2. How did Smith try to impress people after dropping out of school?
(a) By claiming he planned to become manager of the store one day.
(b) By claiming he was saving money to tour Europe.
(c) By claiming he was studying business.
(d) By claiming he was studying to be a botanist.

3. Approximately how many firefighters died each year in New York at the time the book was written?
(a) Eight.
(b) Five.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Three.

4. What did the sound of four 5 bells announce at the fire station?
(a) Injuries to a firefighter.
(b) A multiple-alarm fire.
(c) The death of a firefighter in the line of duty.
(d) A car accident.

5. To which kind of call was the firefighter responding when he was killed, prior to the events in Chapter 2?
(a) An auto accident.
(b) A burning apartment building.
(c) A stabbing.
(d) A malicious false alarm.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the firemen call for police assistance while battling the Fox Street fire in Chapter 8?

2. What did the cockroaches symbolize in Smith's view?

3. On what street did the firefighters respond to a large fire in Chapter 5?

4. According to the film Smith saw at a recent science fair, how much bigger than the earth is the sun?

5. How did the firefighter die in the previous incident mentioned in Chapter 2?

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