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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the newspaper article say a firefighter rescued following a rubbish fire?
(a) A robin.
(b) A raccoon.
(c) A chipmunk.
(d) A squirrel.

2. Who was the second injured person found by firefighters at the Home and Simpson streets intersection, and how was he injured?
(a) The driver; he sustained the injuries in the accident.
(b) The driver; he had been beaten by the angry crowd.
(c) The boy's friend, who was also hit.
(d) A bystander mistaken for the driver and beaten.

3. What two famous people once ran for Mayor and City Council President?
(a) Woody Allen and Normal Mailer.
(b) Woody Allen and Philip Roth.
(c) Norman Mailer and Jimmy Breslin.
(d) Woody Allen and Jimmy Breslin.

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

5. What happened to the young man seen running from the Kelly Street apartment?
(a) He was burned over 70 percent of his body.
(b) He made a full recovery.
(c) He was pronouced DOA at the hospital.
(d) He fled and never went to the hospital.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the national magazine started by Smith after writing the memoir?

3. According to the film Smith saw at a recent science fair, how much bigger than the earth is the sun?

4. What was the name of the strong fireman who single-handedly replaced the hose at the end of Chapter 5?

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

(see the answer key)

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