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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the newspaper article say a firefighter rescued following a rubbish fire?
(a) A chipmunk.
(b) A robin.
(c) A raccoon.
(d) A squirrel.

2. Who was responsible for the most malicious false alarms?
(a) Adults.
(b) Criminals.
(c) Children.
(d) Teenagers.

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) "Grab the nob."
(d) "Steal the nozzle."

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

5. What did the firefighters find on Freeman Street during one of the calls in Chapter 3?
(a) A burning car.
(b) A car accident.
(c) A burning store.
(d) A man injured in a fight.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Fireman Big Van of Ladder 42 drink once he quit drinking beer?

3. In Smith's description, how does the life of a firefighter differ from that of other city workers?

4. How did the firefighters eventually subdue the naked man on Southern Boulevard?

5. What happened to Dennis as a child involving cockroaches?

(see the answer key)

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