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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What holiday was being celebrated on Smith's day off in Chapter 7?
(a) Fourth of July.
(b) Labor Day.
(c) Memorial Day.
(d) Easter.

3. At what age did Smith drop out of school?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Seventeen.
(d) Sixteen.

4. How did the Charlotte Street fire become easier to battle?
(a) The rest of the roof caved in.
(b) More firefighters arrived on the scene.
(c) Rain began falling.
(d) The winds shifted.

5. What did Smith keep in his locker at the fire station?
(a) A battered book of Irish poetry.
(b) A battered book of Irish prose.
(c) A battered book of Yeats' poems.
(d) The collected works of James Joyce.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did firefighters find at the scene of the fire at the Kelly Street apartments?

2. Approximately how many children were at the ice cream party in Chapter 9?

3. What did Smith find buried under the rubble at the Charlotte Street apartment in Chapter 5?

4. How did Smith march in the St. Patrick's Day parade in Chapter 6?

5. How did Smith believe the city was treated by the state?

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