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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 call the fire department anonymously.
(d) They leave booby traps to hurt firefighters.

2. Why did Smith move outside the city after growing up there?
(a) He wanted to be closer to work.
(b) His wife could be closer to her work.
(c) He had family in the area.
(d) He felt it was a better place for a family.

3. How did the Charlotte Street fire become easier to battle?
(a) Rain began falling.
(b) The rest of the roof caved in.
(c) More firefighters arrived on the scene.
(d) The winds shifted.

4. Whose job is it to investigate suspicious fires?
(a) The fire chief.
(b) Arson specialists.
(c) Fire marshals.
(d) Fire investigators.

5. Why did the men take turns manning the hose while battling the apartment building fire in Chapter 5?
(a) Because some of them were in training.
(b) To get a break from the cold weather.
(c) Because they were sleepy.
(d) Because they were physically tired.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the last false alarm of the day called from, at the end of Chapter 5?

2. What is Washingtonville's main claim to historical significance?

3. What was the Kelly Street apartment landlord charged with after the fire?

4. Which two companies were prohibited from responding to the same fire under the new plan?

5. Why did Smith want to re-read the Yeats poem about wise men becoming tense with violence before they can accomplish fate?

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