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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What disease did one of the firefighters contract?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Hepatitis.
(d) A bacterial infection.

2. Approximately how many children were at the ice cream party in Chapter 9?
(a) 300.
(b) 120.
(c) 200.
(d) 250.

3. What did the sound of four 5 bells announce at the fire station?
(a) Injuries to a firefighter.
(b) The death of a firefighter in the line of duty.
(c) A multiple-alarm fire.
(d) A car accident.

4. How much did the air pack weigh that Fireman Bill Kelsey put on his back while responding to the Southern Boulevard fire call in Chapter 8?
(a) Twenty-five pounds.
(b) Thirty pounds.
(c) Twenty pounds.
(d) Forty pounds.

5. In Smith's description, how does the life of a firefighter differ from that of other city workers?
(a) They are the brave ones.
(b) When he leaves in the morning, he may not come home alive.
(c) They are the least respected of all city workers.
(d) They are the most respected of all city workers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the fireman who was injured while responding to a call in Chapter 4?

2. What kind of test was Fireman Benny Carroll studying for in Chapter 3?

3. What kind of entertainment did the firefighters and children experience during the ice cream party in Chapter 9?

4. After years of "carrying death in my hands," what did Smith see firefighting as lacking?

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

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