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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How would firefighters have designed a building differently to make firefighting easier, according to Smith?
(a) They would have eliminated elevators.
(b) They would have designed better staircases.
(c) They would have restricted the height.
(d) They would have had more fire escapes.

2. How did the boy sustain the injuries suffered in the incident at Home and Simpson streets in Chapter 2?
(a) He was beaten.
(b) He was injured while playing ball.
(c) He fell from his bike while riding.
(d) He was struck by a car.

3. What did Fireman Big Van of Ladder 42 drink once he quit drinking beer?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Scotch.
(c) Gin.
(d) Wine.

4. In Smith's description, how does the life of a firefighter differ from that of other city workers?
(a) They are the most respected of all city workers.
(b) They are the brave ones.
(c) They are the least respected of all city workers.
(d) When he leaves in the morning, he may not come home alive.

5. How did the firefighter die in the previous incident mentioned in Chapter 2?
(a) He was badly burned in a fire.
(b) He fell off the fire truck as it rounded a corner and died from his injuries.
(c) He suffered a heart attack.
(d) He died of smoke inhalation while battling a fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Smith upset about the path Tina de Vega took in life?

2. What job did Smith take when he quit high school?

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

4. How did the firefighters save the life of the overdose victim on Hoe Avenue?

5. To which kind of call was the firefighter responding when he was killed, prior to the events in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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