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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Rumsey verify that the tin can of potatoes the men found near Hellman's marker was the same one left there after the fire?
(a) He had used his knife to make holes through which Hellman could drink the liquid.
(b) He had not opened the can because it was dented on the bottom.
(c) He had used his knife to take off the top of the can for Hellman to have food and water.
(d) He had put a slit in the side of the can to allow Hellman to drink the liquid.

2. When did Dodge return to Missoula?
(a) When his crew was all accounted for.
(b) When he collapsed from exhaustion.
(c) When Jansson ordered him to.
(d) When his wife came to pick him up.

3. When was the first parachute jump made on a forest fire?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1944.

4. What kind of boots was the author wearing while running in the Fish Creek fire?
(a) Riding boots.
(b) Hobnail boots.
(c) Rubber boots.
(d) Hunting boots.

5. How did the author answer the question that the voice in the fire had asked?
(a) "I am okay, really."
(b) "I am lost, too."
(c) "Help me please."
(d) "I keep slipping back."

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the author's cabin located?

2. Why did Laird Robinson stop smokejumping?

3. When did the Forest Service begin using planes to spot fires?

4. Who was the first man to begin tagging the bodies laying along the hill at Mann Gulch?

5. What color was the face of the ghost walking next to the author on the mountain?

(see the answer key)

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