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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do arsonists sometimes do when they leave the scene of a fire?
(a) They do not call the fire department to report the fire.
(b) They gather evidence of arson and take it away.
(c) They call the fire department anonymously.
(d) They leave booby traps to hurt firefighters.

2. For which radical group was the group of Park Avenue residents raising money in the magazine article read by Smith in Chapter 7?
(a) Students for a Democratic Society.
(b) Symbionese Liberation Army.
(c) Black Panthers.
(d) Gray Panthers.

3. What options did the firefighters have when they were trapped between the two blazes at the factory building?
(a) They had no options.
(b) They could all focus on one fire or split up and tackle both.
(c) They could jump out the windows or climb to the roof.
(d) They could wait for another team to arrive or jump out the window.

4. How did the Charlotte Street fire become easier to battle?
(a) More firefighters arrived on the scene.
(b) Rain began falling.
(c) The winds shifted.
(d) The rest of the roof caved in.

5. How does Smith describe the racial characteristics of Washingtonville?
(a) There are blacks and whites, but they live in separate sections of town.
(b) The town is overwhelmingly white.
(c) The town is predominately black.
(d) There are blacks and whites and they are integrated.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what town did Smith live while working in the South Bronx?

2. Why did Smith's mother hide the television under a bedspread?

3. How was Fireman Nick Riso injured while responding to a call?

4. Why did Smith say he disagreed with fellow firefighters' prejudices, but also understood them?

5. What did the firefighters find on Freeman Street during one of the calls in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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