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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Smith believe the city was treated by the state?
(a) He felt the state tried to control the city.
(b) He felt the state placed too many requirements on the city.
(c) He felt the state put too much emphasis on the city.
(d) He felt the state took the city's tax money, but failed to provide adequate services.

2. What happened when two of the fire trucks collided while responding to a call in Chapter 4?
(a) A bystander was injured.
(b) A bicyclist hit one of the trucks.
(c) A civilian vehicle collided with the trucks.
(d) A firefighter hanging on the back of one truck was badly injured.

3. How do firefighters get enough oxygen when a building is thick with smoke?
(a) By using oxygen tanks.
(b) By first clearing out some of the smoke.
(c) By breaking out windows to get oxygen in.
(d) By crawling on their stomachs to reach the oxygen at floor level.

4. How long did Smith take off to recover from the throat damage he sustained during the Prospect Avenue fire in Chapter 3?
(a) One week.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) One month.
(d) Five days.

5. Who did the firefighters encounter while bringing the hose up the stairs of the burning apartment building on Fox Street?
(a) Two young arsonists.
(b) An elderly man fleeing the building.
(c) The woman and two children who lived in the burning apartment.
(d) A young child.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the national magazine started by Smith after writing the memoir?

2. What was the Kelly Street apartment landlord charged with after the fire?

3. How did Smith remember details for the book while working full-time?

4. In which city did Smith serve?

5. What did the landlord of the Kelly Street apartments do once the youths had spread the gasoline around?

(see the answer key)

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