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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 the kids across the street from the Union Avenue fire do when the firefighters arrived?
(a) They sang.
(b) They asked the firefighters to give them a ride.
(c) They chanted and yelled insults.
(d) They cheered.

2. For which time period did Smith work as a firefighter in the South Bronx?
(a) 1969-1976.
(b) 1960-67.
(c) 1962-1969.
(d) 1966-73.

3. How did Smith's attitude toward cockroaches change as an adult?
(a) He used to fear them; now he resents them.
(b) He used to fear them; now he sees that they are part of the lancscape.
(c) His attitude does not change and he continues to fear them.
(d) He used to fear them; now he simply hates them.

4. What kind of tool did the firefighters use to break down the door during the Kelly Street fire?
(a) Donegan tool.
(b) Halligan tool.
(c) Sullivan tool.
(d) Mulligan tool.

5. How did Smith view the Kelly Street fire after the culprit was found?
(a) An example of divine justice.
(b) A preventable crime.
(c) An example of ironic justice.
(d) An example of the real devil getting away and the children being victimized.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which captain entered the Kelly Street apartment first?

3. What happened to several firefighters (including Smith) fighting a blaze at a two-story factory building?

4. How did the firefighter die in the previous incident mentioned in Chapter 2?

5. How did Smith feel when first approached about writing a memoir of firefighting?

(see the answer key)

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