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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Capt. Frimes at the Kelly Street fire?
(a) He was burned by the fire.
(b) Nothing happened to him.
(c) He was overcome with smoke and had to be pulled out.
(d) He was trapped by debris in the apartment.

2. What was the Kelly Street apartment landlord charged with after the fire?
(a) Two counts of murder.
(b) He was not charged.
(c) One count of arson.
(d) One count of murder.

3. What did firefighters find at the scene of the fire at the Kelly Street apartments?
(a) Burned food on a stove.
(b) Three gas cans, pointing to arson.
(c) Faulty wiring.
(d) Molotov cocktails.

4. What is the name of the national magazine started by Smith after writing the memoir?
(a) Firehouse.
(b) The Station.
(c) American Firefighter.
(d) Firefighting Today.

5. What were the three young men doing in the empty Kelly Street apartment building?
(a) They were fixing the apartments up for future rental.
(b) They were homeless and were squatting there.
(c) They were hired by the landlord to torch it.
(d) They were selling drugs in the empty apartments.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the firefighters discover when they arrived at the Kelly Street fire in Chapter 1?

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

3. What kind of tool did the firefighters use to break down the door during the Kelly Street fire?

4. How many injured people were found in the Kelly Street apartment?

5. What happened to the young man seen running from the Kelly Street apartment?

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