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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 Fireman Big Van of Ladder 42 drink once he quit drinking beer?
(a) Gin.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Wine.
(d) Scotch.

2. 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.

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

4. Which writer once suggested that the story finds the author?
(a) Shirley Jackson.
(b) Katherine Anne Porter.
(c) Sarah Orne Jewett..
(d) Charlotte Gilman.

5. What is the term Smith used to describe a challenging fire?
(a) A worker.
(b) A smoker.
(c) A capital "F" fire.
(d) A three-bagger.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Smith's description, how does the life of a firefighter differ from that of other city workers?

2. What were the three young men doing in the empty Kelly Street apartment building?

3. To what experience does Smith compare his work for the fire department in the Introduction?

4. How would firefighters have designed a building differently to make firefighting easier, according to Smith?

5. Whose job is it to investigate suspicious fires?

(see the answer key)

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