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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Smith envision false alarms occurring in richer neighborhoods?
(a) Visitors from the South Bronx pull the alarms.
(b) Residents accidently hit the alarms.
(c) Residents panic at the slightest sign of trouble and pull the alarms.
(d) Europeans mistake alarm boxes for mail boxes.

2. How did Smith believe the city was treated by the state?
(a) He felt the state placed too many requirements on the city.
(b) He felt the state tried to control the city.
(c) He felt the state put too much emphasis on the city.
(d) He felt the state took the city's tax money, but failed to provide adequate services.

3. What job did Smith take when he quit high school?
(a) Delivering for a Chinese restaurant.
(b) Delivering flowers.
(c) Delivering food.
(d) Driving a cab.

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

5. Which captain entered the Kelly Street apartment first?
(a) Capt. Frimes.
(b) Capt. Solwen.
(c) Capt. O'Brien.
(d) Capt. Smith.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Smith describe the racial characteristics of Washingtonville?

2. Why did Smith insist on working in the South Bronx?

3. What did Smith consider the most admirable characteristic of firefighters?

4. What is the name of the institute started by Smith after publication of the book?

5. What were the three young men doing in the empty Kelly Street apartment building?

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