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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the plan not work out?
(a) There was confusion about which company should respond to which fires.
(b) Engine Co. 82 had a dramatic increase in calls.
(c) Ladder Co. 31 had a dramatic increase in calls.
(d) Each company had a dramatic increase in calls.

2. What did Smith find buried under the rubble at the Charlotte Street apartment in Chapter 5?
(a) A child's bike.
(b) A Big Wheel.
(c) A race car set.
(d) A doll.

3. According to the film Smith saw at a recent science fair, how much bigger than the earth is the sun?
(a) 110 times.
(b) 150 times.
(c) 50 times.
(d) 200 times.

4. Why was Smith upset about the path Tina de Vega took in life?
(a) He was angry with her for throwing her life away.
(b) He worried that he could have done something to help her.
(c) He felt that nobody ever reached out to her.
(d) He believes she should have left the South Bronx.

5. How were the men rescued during the factory fire?
(a) The fire chief sent a ladder up.
(b) One of the fires was put out and they retreated in that direction.
(c) Another team arrived and put out the fires.
(d) They were able to jump out the windows.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two companies were prohibited from responding to the same fire under the new plan?

2. Why did the men take turns manning the hose while battling the apartment building fire in Chapter 5?

3. Why did Smith think his school principal and mother were wrong to lament his dropping out?

4. What ethnic group was now predominate in the formerly Irish neighborhood in which Smith grew up?

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

(see the answer key)

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