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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who invented the "escape fire?"
(a) Robert Harrison.
(b) Henry Thol.
(c) Wag Dodge.
(d) Robert Jansson.

2. Where did the fire starters light the forest fire in Fish Creek?
(a) Near the mouth of the tributary.
(b) At the edge of a clearing.
(c) Close to the Forest Service station.
(d) In the middle of the forest.

3. Who did the author first think the voice he heard in the fire belonged to?
(a) His partner.
(b) A farmer trapped in the fire.
(c) His imagination.
(d) A member of the pickup crew.

4. When did the Forest Service begin using planes to spot fires?
(a) 1930.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1920.

5. Who was Elmer Bloom?
(a) The movie producer.
(b) The Forest Service photographer.
(c) The movie director.
(d) The announcer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Maclean watch play billiards nearly every day when he was a young teacher?

2. How old was the author when he joined the Forest Service?

3. What would have happened had the author stepped across the fire immediately when it jumped the trail?

4. In the Fish Creek fire, where was the author standing when the fire jumped?

5. What important piece of equipment was broken in the parachute landing at Mann Gulch?

(see the answer key)

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