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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the firefighters discover when they arrived at the Kelly Street fire in Chapter 1?
(a) A young man calling from an open window.
(b) A young man fleeing the scene.
(c) A young woman screaming that her child is in the building.
(d) A young man, on fire, running out of the building.

2. Why did Smith's mother hide the television under a bedspread?
(a) She was afraid the TV would be stolen.
(b) The TV was broken.
(c) She did not want her children watching TV.
(d) Welfare recipients were not allowed to have TVs or phones.

3. What was the first call the department took the day after the Saint Patrick's Day parade?
(a) A stove fire.
(b) An overflowing bathtub flooding an apartment beneath.
(c) A child locked inside an apartment alone.
(d) A child locked inside a bathroom alone.

4. How long did Smith take off to recover from the throat damage he sustained during the Prospect Avenue fire in Chapter 3?
(a) One month.
(b) Five days.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) One week.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were the teens carrying the items out of the Simpson Street apartment building?

2. How much did the air pack weigh that Fireman Bill Kelsey put on his back while responding to the Southern Boulevard fire call in Chapter 8?

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. Whose job is it to investigate suspicious fires?

5. What do the firemen call the "game" they play when they ask one another if they may relieve another fireman during a fire?

(see the answer key)

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