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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many injured people were found in the Kelly Street apartment?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

2. What was wrong with the furnace room where the firefighters retreated for warmth during the Charlotte Street fire?
(a) The furnace was not working.
(b) It was filled with cockroaches.
(c) The roof had caved in.
(d) It was filled with mice.

3. What happened to several firefighters (including Smith) fighting a blaze at a two-story factory building?
(a) The windows began breaking.
(b) A fire broke out behind them.
(c) The floor gave away.
(d) The roof caved in.

4. What did the three men sitting on Charlotte Street do when they saw the kid pull the false alarm in Chapter 3?
(a) They called the police.
(b) They chased the kid.
(c) They called the kid's parents.
(d) They did nothing.

5. What did the cockroaches symbolize in Smith's view?
(a) Disease.
(b) Uncleanliness.
(c) Fear.
(d) Poverty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the young man seen running from the Kelly Street apartment?

2. Approximately how many firefighters died each year in New York at the time the book was written?

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

4. Why did the Fire Department persist in holding parties for children who regularly harassed firefighters?

5. How many stitches did Fireman Billy-o get in Chapter 7?

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