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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why did the firefighters think the car in the middle of Stebbins Avenue was stolen?
2. What did the kids across the street from the Union Avenue fire do when the firefighters arrived?
3. What is the name of the national magazine started by Smith after writing the memoir?
4. Where was the last false alarm of the day called from, at the end of Chapter 5?
5. What is the name of the institute started by Smith after publication of the book?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Fireman Jim Gintel's personality.
2. Why do firemen have to sometimes crawl on their bellies while in a burning building?
3. As the fire truck responded to the call on Wilkens Avenue in Chapter 3, what experience did Smith flash back to?
4. How did Dennis Smith get started on writing Report From Engine Co. 82?
5. How does Smith describe the fire marshals sent to investigate the Intervale Avenue fire?
6. Why did the firemen tease Billy Valenzio about his strength?
7. Why was Smith reminded of the sun when he entered the burning room on Forest Avenue in Chapter 5?
8. What was Dennis Smith's main concern about writing about his fellow firefighters?
9. Describe how fireman Jim Stack fought the apartment fire at 1284 Fox in Chapter 3.
10. How does the fire department announce the death of a fellow firefighter in the line of duty?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
There were several incidents in the book in which firefighters were attacked by the very neighbors they were trying to help. The book took place at a time in which young people were questioning all authority, especially that of police. Why were firefighters seen as authority figures not to be trusted? Did Smith view this as a logical view of firemen or as a confusing result of desperate poverty?
Essay Topic 2
Smith was extremely busy with work and family, but managed to carve out time to take daily notes so that he could write a book. In what ways do you think the act of writing this memoir helped Smith process the horrible scenes he frequently witnessed? Do you think that writing about his painful experiences gave him a way of working out his feelings about them? Could the book be considered a form of therapy?
Essay Topic 3
Most of the malicious false alarms in the engine company's neighborhood were pulled by young children. What did Smith believe was the proper punishment for these children? Did he believe that putting them away for awhile in a juvenile facility would teach them a lesson? Or, would exposure to other, possibly more violent, young people, backfire? How does society determine the proper punishment for a child and whether the child is old enough to be taught a lesson?
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