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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened when two of the fire trucks collided while responding to a call in Chapter 4?
(a) A bystander was injured.
(b) A civilian vehicle collided with the trucks.
(c) A firefighter hanging on the back of one truck was badly injured.
(d) A bicyclist hit one of the trucks.

2. Which magazine asked Smith to write about firefighters?
(a) Newsweek.
(b) Time.
(c) Life.
(d) True.

3. According to Smith, how should kids who pull malicious false alarms be treated?
(a) They should be warned of the consequences of false alarms.
(b) They should be returned to their parents.
(c) They should be given guidance care by social services.
(d) They should be sent to an institution for a year.

4. Why did Smith want to re-read the Yeats poem about wise men becoming tense with violence before they can accomplish fate?
(a) He was trying to understand the situation of people throwing rocks at firefighters.
(b) He was preparing another letter to the editor.
(c) He was trying to understand what causes some men to willingly go into burning buildings.
(d) He was trying to take his mind off his work.

5. Why did the men take turns manning the hose while battling the apartment building fire in Chapter 5?
(a) Because some of them were in training.
(b) Because they were sleepy.
(c) To get a break from the cold weather.
(d) Because they were physically tired.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do arsonists sometimes do when they leave the scene of a fire?

2. On what street did the firefighters respond to a large fire in Chapter 5?

3. How did the firefighters save the life of the overdose victim on Hoe Avenue?

4. Which captain entered the Kelly Street apartment first?

5. What options did the firefighters have when they were trapped between the two blazes at the factory building?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Firefighter Jim's reaction to news of the arrests of Vietnam War protesters in Chapter 3?

2. Explain why the landlord of the Intervale Avenue apartment building wanted the place torched.

3. How did Dennis Smith get started on writing Report From Engine Co. 82?

4. Why did some of the men defend Chief Marks despite the fact that he was known for yelling at the firefighters?

5. Why were the firefighters remaining at the scene of the fire on Forest Avenue (in Chapter 5) unsure of the names of the injured firemen?

6. What did Dennis Smith observe about the attitude of the driver who hit the young boy and was then beaten by the crowd in Chapter 2?

7. What is Smith's view of the political leaders of New York City?

8. Why does Smith say city workers were fleeing cities to live in the suburbs?

9. Why, according to Dennis Smith, were so many false alarms were pulled in the South Bronx?

10. How did the other firefighters look at Artie, the firefighter with the beard and degree in sociology?

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