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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 did the welfare inspector recommend to the welfare agency after the visit?
(a) He recommended an increase in benefits so the family could have more to eat.
(b) He recommended no change in benefits.
(c) He recommended an increase in benefits so that the children could get winter coats.
(d) He recommended a decrease in benefits when he saw the television.

2. What is the minimum height for a fireman in New York?
(a) 6'0".
(b) 5'9".
(c) 5'7".
(d) 5'4".

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

4. How many shots did the police officer fire at the fleeing youth in front of the fire station in Chapter 6?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

5. How many stitches did Fireman Billy-o get in Chapter 7?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Ten.
(c) Six.
(d) None.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Smith not eat hamburgers when fellow firefighters prepared them for the station dinner?

2. What three jobs did the nuns at Smith's school tell the students they could aspire to?

3. What job did Smith take when he quit high school?

4. Why was Dennis upset about the visit from the welfare inspector?

5. How did being interviewed by Cynthia affect Smith's mood in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did contemplating the changing seasons make it easier for Smith to deal with the dangers of his job?

2. Why had the system of safety inspections changed so radically?

3. How did Smith distinguish between acts of shoplifting and looting within poor neighborhoods?

4. How did the elementary student, Cynthia, approach her interview with Smith in Chapter 9?

5. Did Smith's wife appreciate her husband's devotion to his job?

6. What were Smith's initial views of firefighting before he joined the department?

7. Why were the men uneasy as they begin the training drill in Chapter 6?

8. Why did Smith view being a firemen as a sign of success when he was a child?

9. Why did Smith think it was useless to argue with the sneering youths hanging around a fireman's car in Chapter 10?

10. Did Smith feel that the rich New Yorkers mentioned in Chapter 7, who were raising money to bail out Black Panthers, had any real understanding of need?

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