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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Smith consider the most admirable characteristic of firefighters?
(a) Their strength.
(b) Their reliability.
(c) Their bravery.
(d) Their committment to community.

3. In which city did Smith serve?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) New York City.
(d) Boston.

4. How many injured people were found in the Kelly Street apartment?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

5. Who did the firefighters encounter while bringing the hose up the stairs of the burning apartment building on Fox Street?
(a) A young child.
(b) The woman and two children who lived in the burning apartment.
(c) An elderly man fleeing the building.
(d) Two young arsonists.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what experience does Smith compare his work for the fire department in the Introduction?

2. In Smith's view, what needed to happen before people stopped assaulting firefighters?

3. Why do some kids pull false fire alarms, according to the book?

4. Why did the firefighters think the car in the middle of Stebbins Avenue was stolen?

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

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