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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What orders did the doctors give Smith after his injury from the Prospect Avenue fire?
(a) Get extra sleep.
(b) Do not talk at all.
(c) Do not work for a few weeks.
(d) Do not talk much or smoke for a few weeks.

2. Why did Smith's mother scold him before he left for work in Chapter 3?
(a) She did not want him to be a firefighter.
(b) She believed the South Bronx was too dangerous to work in.
(c) She wanted him to move closer to his job.
(d) She argued with him about dinner.

3. 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 preparing another letter to the editor.
(b) He was trying to understand what causes some men to willingly go into burning buildings.
(c) He was trying to understand the situation of people throwing rocks at firefighters.
(d) He was trying to take his mind off his work.

4. Why did the plan not work out?
(a) Each company had a dramatic increase in calls.
(b) Ladder Co. 31 had a dramatic increase in calls.
(c) Engine Co. 82 had a dramatic increase in calls.
(d) There was confusion about which company should respond to which fires.

5. What kind of tool did the firefighters use to break down the door during the Kelly Street fire?
(a) Sullivan tool.
(b) Donegan tool.
(c) Mulligan tool.
(d) Halligan tool.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of test was Fireman Benny Carroll studying for in Chapter 3?

2. What disease did one of the firefighters contract?

3. What is the Irish way of making tea, as described by Smith in Chapter 7?

4. How many shots did the police officer fire at the fleeing youth in front of the fire station in Chapter 6?

5. Why was Dennis upset about the visit from the welfare inspector?

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