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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Smith keep in his locker at the fire station?
(a) A battered book of Yeats' poems.
(b) A battered book of Irish poetry.
(c) The collected works of James Joyce.
(d) A battered book of Irish prose.

3. What do the firemen call the "game" they play when they ask one another if they may relieve another fireman during a fire?
(a) "Steal the hose."
(b) "Steal the nob."
(c) "Steal the nozzle."
(d) "Grab the nob."

4. What were the "high incidence hours" that Tactical Control Unit 712 became responsible for?
(a) 6 p.m. and 4 a.m.
(b) Noon and 10 p.m.
(c) 6 a.m. and 4 p.m.
(d) 3 p.m. and 1 a.m.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Smith's mother scold him before he left for work in Chapter 3?

2. Why was one of the firefighters upset about the Vietnam War protesters?

3. How did Smith view the Kelly Street fire after the culprit was found?

4. Approximately how many firefighters died each year in New York at the time the book was written?

5. How would firefighters have designed a building differently to make firefighting easier, according to Smith?

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