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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many shots did the police officer fire at the fleeing youth in front of the fire station in Chapter 6?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

2. In which city did Smith serve?
(a) Boston.
(b) Chicago.
(c) New York City.
(d) Los Angeles.

3. Whose job is it to investigate suspicious fires?
(a) The fire chief.
(b) Arson specialists.
(c) Fire marshals.
(d) Fire investigators.

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

5. What does Smith say computers can be used for in the firefighting field?
(a) Computers can help firefighters determine the best way to fight a fire.
(b) Computers can help fire trucks find fires faster.
(c) Computers can be used to reduce response times.
(d) Computers can project how many fires will occur in a given day.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which Irish writer did Smith discuss in his letter to the editor?

3. What happened when two of the fire trucks collided while responding to a call in Chapter 4?

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

5. Why does Smith call firefighters the most "ubiquitous" civil servants?

(see the answer key)

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