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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are parachutes made of nylon instead of silk?
(a) So they are not as expensive to replace.
(b) So they are not eaten by grasshoppers.
(c) So they are washable.
(d) So they float to the ground smoother.

2. What important accomplishment did Louis-Sebastien Lenormand achieve in 1783?
(a) He created a parachute made of cotton.
(b) He designed the first balloon parachute.
(c) He invented the modern parachute.
(d) He successfully parachuted off a tower.

3. Where did the author begin running when the Fish Creek fire caught at the next fire line?
(a) Uphill.
(b) Toward the lake.
(c) Back to the fire house.
(d) Downhill.

4. How did the additional firefighters needed in Mann Gulch get there?
(a) By hiking up the side of the gulch.
(b) By jeep to within a mile of the fire
(c) By boat on the Missouri River.
(d) By plane and parachute.

5. What did Jansson send up to the survivors of the Mann Gulch fire?
(a) Food, blankets, and water.
(b) A doctor and more firefighters.
(c) A doctor, food, and assistance.
(d) A doctor, litter, blankets, and blood plasma.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Gisborne die?

2. Where did the fire starters assume the Fish Creek fire would travel?

3. What did the Smokejumpers of Mann Gulch wear to protect their heads on the jump?

4. Where was the author when he saw smoke coming out of black holes in the snow?

5. Where was the Fish Creek fire when the author finally stopped running?

(see the answer key)

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