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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was one of the firefighters upset about the Vietnam War protesters?
(a) He felt they were in college simply because it helped them avoid the draft.
(b) He felt the protesters did not understand the war.
(c) He was upset about the disruption to society.
(d) He supported the war effort.

2. Why was Smith sent to the hospital after the Prospect Avenue fire?
(a) He broke his ankle leaving the building.
(b) He suffered injuries from falling debris.
(c) He sustained smoke damage to his throat.
(d) He suffered slight burns.

3. What happened to the young man seen running from the Kelly Street apartment?
(a) He fled and never went to the hospital.
(b) He was burned over 70 percent of his body.
(c) He made a full recovery.
(d) He was pronouced DOA at the hospital.

4. From which service area did Fireman Vinny Royce switch to join Engine Co. 82?
(a) Beford-Stuyvesant.
(b) Harlem.
(c) Lower East Side.
(d) East Harlem.

5. What orders did the doctors give Smith after his injury from the Prospect Avenue fire?
(a) Do not talk much or smoke for a few weeks.
(b) Do not talk at all.
(c) Get extra sleep.
(d) Do not work for a few weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the three men sitting on Charlotte Street do when they saw the kid pull the false alarm in Chapter 3?

2. What do arsonists sometimes do when they leave the scene of a fire?

3. Why does Smith say there are fewer fires today compared to the period during which he served?

4. What injury did the young Hispanic boy suffer during the dinner time call to Home and Simpson streets?

5. What did Smith consider the most admirable characteristic of firefighters?

(see the answer key)

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