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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Smith want to re-read the Yeats poem about wise men becoming tense with violence before they can accomplish fate?
(a) He was trying to understand the situation of people throwing rocks at firefighters.
(b) He was trying to take his mind off his work.
(c) He was preparing another letter to the editor.
(d) He was trying to understand what causes some men to willingly go into burning buildings.

2. Where on his body did Fireman Bill Kelsey get burned while battling the Charlotte Street blaze?
(a) On his back.
(b) On his thigh.
(c) On his left. arm.
(d) On his chest.

3. According to Smith, how should kids who pull malicious false alarms be treated?
(a) They should be returned to their parents.
(b) They should be given guidance care by social services.
(c) They should be sent to an institution for a year.
(d) They should be warned of the consequences of false alarms.

4. What one gift did Smith want more than anything as a child?
(a) A Schwinn bicycle.
(b) A skateboard.
(c) A remote-control car.
(d) A television in his own room.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How was Fireman Nick Riso injured while responding to a call?

3. Why were the teens carrying the items out of the Simpson Street apartment building?

4. What orders did the doctors give Smith after his injury from the Prospect Avenue fire?

5. What did the naked man on Southern Boulevard wield as a weapon?

(see the answer key)

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