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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Smith say he disagreed with fellow firefighters' prejudices, but also understood them?
(a) They do not live in the neighborhoods they serve.
(b) Firefighting is most difficult and dangerous in poor, minority areas
(c) They are more poorly paid than firefighters in white areas.
(d) The only minorities they encounter are criminals.

2. How did Smith remember details for the book while working full-time?
(a) Byinterviewing fellow firefighters,
(b) By dictating into a tape recorder.
(c) By simply relying on his memory.
(d) By writing daily.

3. How would firefighters have designed a building differently to make firefighting easier, according to Smith?
(a) They would have designed better staircases.
(b) They would have eliminated elevators.
(c) They would have restricted the height.
(d) They would have had more fire escapes.

4. Why was Pat, Dennis' wife, willing to accept his remaining in a dangerous profession?
(a) She knew he was doing what he thought was right for the whole family.
(b) She knew his salary would steadily increase and support the family.
(c) She was proud that her husband was brave.
(d) She knew his job was stable.

5. According to Smith, how should kids who pull malicious false alarms be treated?
(a) They should be warned of the consequences of false alarms.
(b) They should be given guidance care by social services.
(c) They should be sent to an institution for a year.
(d) They should be returned to their parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the kids across the street from the Union Avenue fire do when the firefighters arrived?

2. To which kind of call was the firefighter responding when he was killed, prior to the events in Chapter 2?

3. What did the newspaper article say a firefighter rescued following a rubbish fire?

4. What did the firefighters discover after the police had left the station in Chapter 6?

5. Why did the plan not work out?

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