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

2. Approximately how many firefighters died each year in New York at the time the book was written?
(a) Five.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Eight.
(d) Three.

3. Why did Smith want to re-read the Yeats poem about wise men becoming tense with violence before they can accomplish fate?
(a) He was preparing another letter to the editor.
(b) He was trying to understand the situation of people throwing rocks at firefighters.
(c) He was trying to understand what causes some men to willingly go into burning buildings.
(d) He was trying to take his mind off his work.

4. Which captain entered the Kelly Street apartment first?
(a) Capt. O'Brien.
(b) Capt. Solwen.
(c) Capt. Frimes.
(d) Capt. Smith.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two companies were prohibited from responding to the same fire under the new plan?

2. Which magazine asked Smith to write about firefighters?

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

4. According to Smith, how should kids who pull malicious false alarms be treated?

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

(see the answer key)

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