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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Smith foresee when he first applied to become a firefighter?
(a) A chance to make a difference.
(b) Stability and security.
(c) A high salary.
(d) An uneventful job.

2. Why did Smith insist on working in the South Bronx?
(a) He lived close to the South Bronx.
(b) He believed the people there had a right to fire services.
(c) He had relatives there.
(d) The pay was better.

3. What does Smith say computers can be used for in the firefighting field?
(a) Computers can be used to reduce response times.
(b) Computers can help fire trucks find fires faster.
(c) Computers can project how many fires will occur in a given day.
(d) Computers can help firefighters determine the best way to fight a fire.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the plan not work out?

2. Why did the John Birch Society want a local teacher in Washingtonville fired?

3. What holiday was being celebrated on Smith's day off in Chapter 7?

4. How did Smith view the firefighters he wrote about in the book compared to firefighters across the country?

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

(see the answer key)

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