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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do some kids pull false fire alarms, according to the book?
(a) They dare one another.
(b) They do not understand that the alarms will trigger visits by the fire department.
(c) They are neglected and want to see the excitement of fire trucks racing
(d) They are hired to pull alarms by arsonists.

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

3. What did the three men sitting on Charlotte Street do when they saw the kid pull the false alarm in Chapter 3?
(a) They called the police.
(b) They called the kid's parents.
(c) They chased the kid.
(d) They did nothing.

4. What is Washingtonville's main claim to historical significance?
(a) The town participated in the Revolutionary War.
(b) The town was attacked by Confederate forces during the Civil War.
(c) The town was a stopping point on the Underground Railroad.
(d) The town was founded by freed slaves.

5. Who was the second injured person found by firefighters at the Home and Simpson streets intersection, and how was he injured?
(a) The boy's friend, who was also hit.
(b) The driver; he sustained the injuries in the accident.
(c) A bystander mistaken for the driver and beaten.
(d) The driver; he had been beaten by the angry crowd.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the ladder company do to get to the source of the smoke at the Charlotte Street fire?

2. How did the boy sustain the injuries suffered in the incident at Home and Simpson streets in Chapter 2?

3. According to the film Smith saw at a recent science fair, how much bigger than the earth is the sun?

4. Why was Smith sent to the hospital after the Prospect Avenue fire?

5. Why did the firefighters have a difficult time getting into one of the Kelly Street apartments?

(see the answer key)

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