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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Smith find buried under the rubble at the Charlotte Street apartment in Chapter 5?
(a) A Big Wheel.
(b) A child's bike.
(c) A doll.
(d) A race car set.

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

3. According to the film Smith saw at a recent science fair, how much bigger than the earth is the sun?
(a) 50 times.
(b) 150 times.
(c) 110 times.
(d) 200 times.

4. How did the firefighter die in the previous incident mentioned in Chapter 2?
(a) He fell off the fire truck as it rounded a corner and died from his injuries.
(b) He died of smoke inhalation while battling a fire.
(c) He was badly burned in a fire.
(d) He suffered a heart attack.

5. Which firefighter died shortly before the time Chapter 2 takes place?
(a) Bob Starr.
(b) Mike Sullivan.
(c) Mike Carr.
(d) Mike O'Brien.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the three men sitting on Charlotte Street do when they saw the kid pull the false alarm in Chapter 3?

2. Why did Smith want to re-read the Yeats poem about wise men becoming tense with violence before they can accomplish fate?

3. What did the sound of four 5 bells announce at the fire station?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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