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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 Smith find buried under the rubble at the Charlotte Street apartment in Chapter 5?
(a) A child's bike.
(b) A doll.
(c) A race car set.
(d) A Big Wheel.

2. What happened to Dennis as a child involving cockroaches?
(a) He had accidentally eaten a cockroach hidden in food.
(b) He had woken up at night to find himself covered with cockroaches.
(c) He had discovered dozens of cockroaches in the refrigerator.
(d) He had drunk from a bottle and almost swallowed a cockroach.

3. Which captain entered the Kelly Street apartment first?
(a) Capt. Smith.
(b) Capt. Frimes.
(c) Capt. O'Brien.
(d) Capt. Solwen.

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

5. What happened to Capt. Frimes at the Kelly Street fire?
(a) Nothing happened to him.
(b) He was trapped by debris in the apartment.
(c) He was overcome with smoke and had to be pulled out.
(d) He was burned by the fire.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many shots did the police officer fire at the fleeing youth in front of the fire station in Chapter 6?

3. Why did Smith's mother hide the television under a bedspread?

4. Which firefighter died shortly before the time Chapter 2 takes place?

5. What was the average daily number of false alarms in New York City during the time period covered by the book?

(see the answer key)

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