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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Smith concerned about striking for better working conditions?
(a) He was afraid the other firefighters would split over the strike.
(b) He was afraid that the neighborhood would not be safe during a strike.
(c) He was afraid he would be fired.
(d) He was afraid he would be punished by being transferred even farther from his home.

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

3. Which Irish writer did Smith discuss in his letter to the editor?
(a) Samuel Beckett.
(b) James Joyce.
(c) William Butler Yeats.
(d) Oscar Wilde.

4. What did the firefighters find on Freeman Street during one of the calls in Chapter 3?
(a) A car accident.
(b) A man injured in a fight.
(c) A burning store.
(d) A burning car.

5. Why was Dennis upset about the visit from the welfare inspector?
(a) The inspector spoke to his mother harshly.
(b) He was afraid the family would be denied more benefits.
(c) He thought his friends would see the inspector and he was ashamed about being poor.
(d) He was afraid the inspector would find the hidden television.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Smith move outside the city after growing up there?

3. What caused the fire at Union Avenue, the first call Smith responded to after his return to work?

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

5. What did Smith foresee when he first applied to become a firefighter?

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