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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Bob Moore and Maclean discover they had both worked in their youths?
(a) Lochsa where Moore was born.
(b) Lochsa where the Missouri River enters the Gates of the Mountain.
(c) Lochsa where the Fish Creek fire took place.
(d) Lochsa where Lewis and Clark nearly starved to death.

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

3. 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) To the edge of the lake.
(d) Into the deepest part of the forest.

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

5. How long did the author hear stories about the Mann Gulch fire before he felt he needed to see it himself?
(a) About ten days.
(b) About five days.
(c) About two days.
(d) About a week.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Smokejumpers have died from fire since the Mann Gulch fire?

2. What question did the author ask Mrs. Brown before leaving the lodge?

3. Who was the chief forester in Washington D.C. at the time of the Mann Gulch fire?

4. What did Gisborne want to do on Mann Gulch?

5. Who was the head of the Helena National Forest Canyon Ferry District?

(see the answer key)

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