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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of tool did the firefighters use to break down the door during the Kelly Street fire?
(a) Mulligan tool.
(b) Donegan tool.
(c) Halligan tool.
(d) Sullivan tool.

3. Why did the firefighters not enter the burning apartment building in Chapter 5?
(a) There was nobody in the building.
(b) They could attack the fire more effectively from outside.
(c) Therewere no unblocked entrances.
(d) The roof had collapsed and it was too dangerous to enter.

4. Why did Smith's mother scold him before he left for work in Chapter 3?
(a) She wanted him to move closer to his job.
(b) She argued with him about dinner.
(c) She did not want him to be a firefighter.
(d) She believed the South Bronx was too dangerous to work in.

5. What do arsonists sometimes do when they leave the scene of a fire?
(a) They gather evidence of arson and take it away.
(b) They do not call the fire department to report the fire.
(c) They leave booby traps to hurt firefighters.
(d) They call the fire department anonymously.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was a firefighter injured while rescuing a child from a fire on Prospect Avenue?

2. What did the landlord of the Kelly Street apartments do once the youths had spread the gasoline around?

3. From which service area did Fireman Vinny Royce switch to join Engine Co. 82?

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

5. Approximately how many calls did Engine Co. 82 respond to the year before the book was written?

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