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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the author do during the Mann Gulch fire when he remembered his experience at the Fish Creek fire?
(a) Drove out to the fire to talk with the firefighters.
(b) Drove to pick up his brother-in-law to go see the fire.
(c) Drove home to Seely Lake.
(d) Drove back into town and bought goggles.

2. Who was the head of the Helena National Forest Canyon Ferry District?
(a) Wag Dodge.
(b) Robert Jansson.
(c) Bill Harrison.
(d) Charles Merriweather.

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

4. Where did the Fish Creek fire actually burn?
(a) Down the tributary.
(b) Both up and down the tributary.
(c) Across the back acres of the forest.
(d) Through the forest to the town.

5. How many Smokejumpers died fighting the Mann Gulch fire?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Sixteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Mrs. Brown?

2. How did the author describe the sound of the fire getting very close?

3. What are the natural components of a blowup?

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

5. What happened when the fire hit the water's edge?

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