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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the three young men doing in the empty Kelly Street apartment building?
(a) They were homeless and were squatting there.
(b) They were fixing the apartments up for future rental.
(c) They were selling drugs in the empty apartments.
(d) They were hired by the landlord to torch it.

2. Who was responsible for the most malicious false alarms?
(a) Adults.
(b) Criminals.
(c) Children.
(d) Teenagers.

3. What disease did one of the firefighters contract?
(a) Hepatitis.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) A bacterial infection.
(d) Influenza.

4. How did the firefighter die in the previous incident mentioned in Chapter 2?
(a) He fell off the fire truck as it rounded a corner and died from his injuries.
(b) He suffered a heart attack.
(c) He died of smoke inhalation while battling a fire.
(d) He was badly burned in a fire.

5. What is the name of the institute started by Smith after publication of the book?
(a) Foundation for the Health and Safety of American Firefighters.
(b) Firefighters United for Health and Safety.
(c) Institute for the Study of Health and Fire Safety.
(d) American Firefighters Health and Safety Institute.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the welfare inspector recommend to the welfare agency after the visit?

2. What ethnic group was now predominate in the formerly Irish neighborhood in which Smith grew up?

3. How do firefighters get enough oxygen when a building is thick with smoke?

4. How did Smith view the fire department's amusement park trip for neighborhood children?

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

(see the answer key)

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