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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the Fish Creek fire, where was the author standing when the fire jumped?
(a) On the other side of the lake.
(b) Near the fire truck.
(c) Behind the fire chief near the water.
(d) At the exact place of the jump.

2. How many Smokejumpers were in the plane ready to parachute into Mann Gulch?
(a) Nineteen.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Thirteen.

3. What was the Board of Review?
(a) The board appointed by Jansson to learn the truth about the fire.
(b) The board appointed by the governor to investigate Thol.
(c) The board appointed by the Forest Service to review the fire.
(d) The board appointed by the president to study smokejumping.

4. Where was the headquarters for Region One of the Forest Service?
(a) Helena.
(b) Butte.
(c) Kalispell.
(d) Missoula.

5. Who was the first man to begin tagging the bodies laying along the hill at Mann Gulch?
(a) Miller.
(b) Roos.
(c) Jansson.
(d) Dodge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jansson send up to the survivors of the Mann Gulch fire?

2. Where had the author's boots come from?

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

4. What did the fire look like when it jumped the trail at Fish Creek?

5. Where did Maclean first go in the hopes of finding Robert Sallee?

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