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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the author work for the Forest Service?
(a) During college.
(b) During World War I.
(c) During the Korean War.
(d) During World War II.

2. For what organization did the Smokejumpers work?
(a) The Air Force.
(b) The Forest Service.
(c) The Army.
(d) The National Guard.

3. What did the fire look like when it jumped the trail at Fish Creek?
(a) A wall of fire.
(b) A two alarm blaze.
(c) A stove fire.
(d) A small Indian campfire.

4. What did the first Smokejumpers call the fires into which they jumped?
(a) Easy money.
(b) Sneak peeks.
(c) No big deal.
(d) Ten o'clock fires.

5. Where did Maclean and his party land their boat to begin their trip to Mann Gulch?
(a) At the mouth of Rescue Gulch.
(b) At the entrance to Merriweather Canyon.
(c) At the base of Fields Gulch.
(d) At the foot of the Gates of the Mountain.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Dodge return to Missoula?

2. When was the U.S. Forest Service established?

3. What was the severely burned deer doing as the author watched?

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

5. Who invented the "escape fire?"

(see the answer key)

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