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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Laird Robinson stop smokejumping?
(a) He injured himself landing on a fire.
(b) He injured himself while working in Missoula.
(c) He injured himself while hiking.
(d) He injured himself in a car accident.

2. Who was the chief forester in Washington D.C. at the time of the Mann Gulch fire?
(a) Lyle F. Watts.
(b) Leon F. Wogan.
(c) Simon G. Warren.
(d) Wag Dodge.

3. How did W.R. Moore assist Maclean in his research about Mann Gulch?
(a) He ordered that all documentation on the fire be put on the internet.
(b) He ordered that all Forest Service documents on the fire be available to Maclean.
(c) He ordered that all documentation on the fire be sent to the library in Missoula.
(d) He ordered that all documents on the fire be sent to Washington, D.C.

4. How many Smokejumpers have died from fire since the Mann Gulch fire?
(a) Ten.
(b) Five.
(c) None.
(d) Two.

5. To what does a woodsman look for both the questions and their answers?
(a) The trees.
(b) The grasses.
(c) The sky.
(d) The ground.

Short Answer Questions

1. What question does a Smokejumper foreman ask while fighting a fire?

2. When did the author first hear a voice in the fire during the Fish Creek fire?

3. Where did the fire starters light the forest fire in Fish Creek?

4. Why are parachutes made of nylon instead of silk?

5. Who was the spotter on the C-47 that dropped Smokejumpers into Mann Gulch?

(see the answer key)

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