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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the strong fireman who single-handedly replaced the hose at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Benny Carroll.
(b) Knipps.
(c) Billy Valenzia.
(d) Royce.

2. What was the first call the department took the day after the Saint Patrick's Day parade?
(a) A stove fire.
(b) A child locked inside an apartment alone.
(c) An overflowing bathtub flooding an apartment beneath.
(d) A child locked inside a bathroom alone.

3. Approximately how many firefighters died each year in New York at the time the book was written?
(a) Three.
(b) Eight.
(c) Five.
(d) Twenty.

4. On what street did the firefighters respond to a large fire in Chapter 5?
(a) Broad Street.
(b) Carlotti Street.
(c) Campanella Avenue.
(d) Charlotte Street.

5. To which kind of call was the firefighter responding when he was killed, prior to the events in Chapter 2?
(a) An auto accident.
(b) A malicious false alarm.
(c) A burning apartment building.
(d) A stabbing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the firefighters encounter while bringing the hose up the stairs of the burning apartment building on Fox Street?

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

3. Which captain entered the Kelly Street apartment first?

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

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

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