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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 kids across the street from the Union Avenue fire do when the firefighters arrived?
(a) They cheered.
(b) They chanted and yelled insults.
(c) They sang.
(d) They asked the firefighters to give them a ride.

2. What is the name of the institute started by Smith after publication of the book?
(a) Institute for the Study of Health and Fire Safety.
(b) Foundation for the Health and Safety of American Firefighters.
(c) Firefighters United for Health and Safety.
(d) American Firefighters Health and Safety Institute.

3. How did the firefighters eventually subdue the naked man on Southern Boulevard?
(a) By talking him into dropping the weapon.
(b) By tackling him.
(c) By wrapping him in a blanket.
(d) By using a stun gun.

4. What did Fireman Big Van of Ladder 42 drink once he quit drinking beer?
(a) Gin.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Wine.
(d) Scotch.

5. What did Smith keep in his locker at the fire station?
(a) A battered book of Yeats' poems.
(b) The collected works of James Joyce.
(c) A battered book of Irish prose.
(d) A battered book of Irish poetry.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the firefighter die in the previous incident mentioned in Chapter 2?

2. How did Smith remember details for the book while working full-time?

3. What did the sound of four 5 bells announce at the fire station?

4. Why did the plan not work out?

5. How does Smith describe the racial characteristics of Washingtonville?

(see the answer key)

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