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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In which borough did Smith serve?
(a) Harlem.
(b) South Bronx.
(c) Bedford-Stuyvesant.
(d) Lower East Side.

3. Why did the plan not work out?
(a) Ladder Co. 31 had a dramatic increase in calls.
(b) There was confusion about which company should respond to which fires.
(c) Each company had a dramatic increase in calls.
(d) Engine Co. 82 had a dramatic increase in calls.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happened to Capt. Frimes at the Kelly Street fire?

3. What did firefighters find at the scene of the fire at the Kelly Street apartments?

4. Why did Smith's mother scold him before he left for work in Chapter 3?

5. How did the boy sustain the injuries suffered in the incident at Home and Simpson streets in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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