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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 remember details for the book while working full-time?
(a) Byinterviewing fellow firefighters,
(b) By writing daily.
(c) By simply relying on his memory.
(d) By dictating into a tape recorder.

2. How was Fireman Nick Riso injured while responding to a call?
(a) He was injured in a fire.
(b) Someone threw a brick at him while he was responding to a call.
(c) He was involved in a car accident.
(d) He suffered smoke inhalation.

3. What two famous people once ran for Mayor and City Council President?
(a) Woody Allen and Philip Roth.
(b) Norman Mailer and Jimmy Breslin.
(c) Woody Allen and Jimmy Breslin.
(d) Woody Allen and Normal Mailer.

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

5. To which publication did Dennis Smith write a letter that caught the attention of editors?
(a) Time magazine.
(b) New York Times.
(c) Washington Post.
(d) New York Times Book Review.

Short Answer Questions

1. What injury did the young Hispanic boy suffer during the dinner time call to Home and Simpson streets?

2. How does Smith describe his political leanings?

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

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

5. How did Smith's wife compare his job to that of a soldier's in Vietnam?

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