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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Approximately what percentage of the fire department's calls were for actual fires?
(a) One-quarter.
(b) Three-quarters.
(c) One-half.
(d) One-third.

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

4. What is the name of the institute started by Smith after publication of the book?
(a) American Firefighters Health and Safety Institute.
(b) Institute for the Study of Health and Fire Safety.
(c) Firefighters United for Health and Safety.
(d) Foundation for the Health and Safety of American Firefighters.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Smith view the Kelly Street fire after the culprit was found?

2. Whose job is it to investigate suspicious fires?

3. How do firefighters get enough oxygen when a building is thick with smoke?

4. Who was responsible for the fire at the Kelly Street apartments?

5. Which Irish writer did Smith discuss in his letter to the editor?

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