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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ethnic group was now predominate in the formerly Irish neighborhood in which Smith grew up?
(a) Puerto Ricans.
(b) Dominicans.
(c) Chinese.
(d) Blacks.

2. Who was responsible for the most malicious false alarms?
(a) Criminals.
(b) Teenagers.
(c) Children.
(d) Adults.

3. What was wrong with the furnace room where the firefighters retreated for warmth during the Charlotte Street fire?
(a) It was filled with cockroaches.
(b) It was filled with mice.
(c) The furnace was not working.
(d) The roof had caved in.

4. Which firefighter died shortly before the time Chapter 2 takes place?
(a) Bob Starr.
(b) Mike Carr.
(c) Mike O'Brien.
(d) Mike Sullivan.

5. What did the cockroaches symbolize in Smith's view?
(a) Uncleanliness.
(b) Fear.
(c) Disease.
(d) Poverty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the firemen call the "game" they play when they ask one another if they may relieve another fireman during a fire?

2. How did Smith try to impress people after dropping out of school?

3. How did Smith's attitude toward cockroaches change as an adult?

4. What did the sound of four 5 bells announce at the fire station?

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

(see the answer key)

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