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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When on the ridge in Mann Gulch, what did Maclean witness Sallee and Rumsey argue about?
(a) Where Dodge had lit his fire.
(b) Where Thol's marker should actually be.
(c) Where Hellman actually fell.
(d) Where Diettert died.

2. What did Mrs. Brown say to the author when she opened the door?
(a) "Come in and sit by the fire and tell me how your father is."
(b) "Come in and have some hot coffee. You must be cold."
(c) "Come in and tell me what is happening out there."
(d) "Come in and lie down. You look very white."

3. Who did Jansson, Sallee, and Roos find alive on the other side of the ridge from the other survivors?
(a) Hellman.
(b) Thol.
(c) Sylvia.
(d) Daily.

4. Where did both Sylvia and Hellman die?
(a) In a hospital in Butte.
(b) In a hospital in Helena.
(c) On the way to Missoula.
(d) In the speedboat back to the station.

5. Where did the fire starters assume the Fish Creek fire would travel?
(a) Into town.
(b) Up the tributary in a box canyon with cliffs.
(c) Into the deepest part of the forest.
(d) To the edge of the lake.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who named the area around Mann Gulch the "Gates of the Mountains?"

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

3. How did the additional firefighters needed in Mann Gulch get there?

4. Who was destroying the food supply for the abundant animal population in the area?

5. What animal was Fish Creek known for having in abundance?

(see the answer key)

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