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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What orders did the doctors give Smith after his injury from the Prospect Avenue fire?
(a) Do not work for a few weeks.
(b) Get extra sleep.
(c) Do not talk at all.
(d) Do not talk much or smoke for a few weeks.

2. Why did the firefighters think the car in the middle of Stebbins Avenue was stolen?
(a) The windows were broken.
(b) The wheels and tires had been removed.
(c) The steering wheel was gone.
(d) The radio was gone.

3. Who was responsible for the fire at the Kelly Street apartments?
(a) A disgruntled employee.
(b) Someone with a grudge against a resident.
(c) The landlord.
(d) One of the renters.

4. What did the firefighters discover when they arrived at the Kelly Street fire in Chapter 1?
(a) A young man fleeing the scene.
(b) A young man calling from an open window.
(c) A young man, on fire, running out of the building.
(d) A young woman screaming that her child is in the building.

5. What happened to the fireman who was injured while responding to a call in Chapter 4?
(a) He refused to be admitted to the hospital.
(b) He was treated at the scene.
(c) He was admitted to the hospital overnight.
(d) He was hospitalized for a week.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the firefighters find on Freeman Street during one of the calls in Chapter 3?

2. How did Smith feel when first approached about writing a memoir of firefighting?

3. What did firefighters find at the scene of the fire at the Kelly Street apartments?

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

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

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