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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What job did Smith take when he quit high school?
(a) Delivering food.
(b) Driving a cab.
(c) Delivering flowers.
(d) Delivering for a Chinese restaurant.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was Tina when Smith first met her?

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

4. What did the ladder company do to get to the source of the smoke at the Charlotte Street fire?

5. What was the name of the young prostitute who lived in the neighborhood served by Engine Co. 82?

(see the answer key)

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