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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what experience does Smith compare his work for the fire department in the Introduction?
(a) Espionage.
(b) Police work.
(c) Wartime.
(d) Diplomacy.

2. To which publication did Dennis Smith write a letter that caught the attention of editors?
(a) New York Times Book Review.
(b) Washington Post.
(c) New York Times.
(d) Time magazine.

3. Why was Smith concerned about striking for better working conditions?
(a) He was afraid the other firefighters would split over the strike.
(b) He was afraid he would be punished by being transferred even farther from his home.
(c) He was afraid that the neighborhood would not be safe during a strike.
(d) He was afraid he would be fired.

4. Why did Smith insist on working in the South Bronx?
(a) He lived close to the South Bronx.
(b) The pay was better.
(c) He had relatives there.
(d) He believed the people there had a right to fire services.

5. What caused the fire at Union Avenue, the first call Smith responded to after his return to work?
(a) Food burning on a stove.
(b) Arson.
(c) Faulty wiring.
(d) Children playing with matches.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Smith find buried under the rubble at the Charlotte Street apartment in Chapter 5?

2. How would firefighters have designed a building differently to make firefighting easier, according to Smith?

3. While responding to an apartment fire on Simpson Street in Chapter 7, what did the firefighters see two teenagers carrying down the stairs?

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

5. Whose job is it to investigate suspicious fires?

(see the answer key)

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