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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Smith's view, what needed to happen before people stopped assaulting firefighters?
(a) They need to lose custody of their children.
(b) They need to do community service projects.
(c) They need to become educated and rise out of poverty.
(d) They need to be arrested and jailed.

2. Why do some kids pull false fire alarms, according to the book?
(a) They do not understand that the alarms will trigger visits by the fire department.
(b) They are hired to pull alarms by arsonists.
(c) They dare one another.
(d) They are neglected and want to see the excitement of fire trucks racing

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

4. To what experience does Smith compare his work for the fire department in the Introduction?
(a) Diplomacy.
(b) Police work.
(c) Wartime.
(d) Espionage.

5. What did the landlord of the Kelly Street apartments do once the youths had spread the gasoline around?
(a) He tried to get the young men out.
(b) He had the young men light the gasoline.
(c) He was not at the scene.
(d) He threw a match and locked the men in.

Short Answer Questions

1. What orders did the doctors give Smith after his injury from the Prospect Avenue fire?

2. What were the three young men doing in the empty Kelly Street apartment building?

3. For which time period did Smith work as a firefighter in the South Bronx?

4. What is one example of a booby trap sometimes left by arsonists?

5. What kind of tool did the firefighters use to break down the door during the Kelly Street fire?

(see the answer key)

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