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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 the author stand to fight the Fish Creek fire?
(a) To the left side of it.
(b) To the right side of it.
(c) Behind it.
(d) In front of it.

2. How many Smokejumpers have died from fire since the Mann Gulch fire?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Ten.
(d) None.

3. What did Gisborne want to do on Mann Gulch?
(a) See the markers of the lost men.
(b) Test a theory of fire whirls.
(c) Examine the area around the river.
(d) See it from a firefighter's point of view.

4. Who was Hal Samsel?
(a) The Loft foreman and son of a Forest Ranger.
(b) The Forest Ranger responsible for guided tours of the gulch.
(c) The spotter on the plane that dropped the Smokejumpers into the gulch.
(d) The pilot who dropped the Smokejumpers into Mann Gulch.

5. Where did the fire starters assume the Fish Creek fire would travel?
(a) Into town.
(b) To the edge of the lake.
(c) Into the deepest part of the forest.
(d) Up the tributary in a box canyon with cliffs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Rumsey and Sallee find ahead of them while they were running from the fire?

2. Who did the author first think the voice he heard in the fire belonged to?

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

4. What did the Fish Creek fire sound like as the author looked for an escape?

5. How long did the author hear stories about the Mann Gulch fire before he felt he needed to see it himself?

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