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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the three young men doing in the empty Kelly Street apartment building?
(a) They were fixing the apartments up for future rental.
(b) They were selling drugs in the empty apartments.
(c) They were hired by the landlord to torch it.
(d) They were homeless and were squatting there.

2. In what town did Smith live while working in the South Bronx?
(a) New Paltz.
(b) Washingtonville.
(c) Scarsdale.
(d) Flushing.

3. 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 suffered a heart attack.
(c) He died of smoke inhalation while battling a fire.
(d) He was badly burned in a fire.

4. In which borough did Smith serve?
(a) Lower East Side.
(b) Bedford-Stuyvesant.
(c) Harlem.
(d) South Bronx.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Smith describe his political leanings?

2. What does Smith say computers can be used for in the firefighting field?

3. Which writer once suggested that the story finds the author?

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

5. Approximately how many firefighters died each year in New York at the time the book was written?

(see the answer key)

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