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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would have happened had the author stepped across the fire immediately when it jumped the trail?
(a) It would have been caught between the lake and the mountain.
(b) It would have been blown by opposite winds.
(c) It would have reached beds of fallen needles and smoldered.
(d) It would have reached the water and extinguished itself.

2. How did Dodge survive the fire?
(a) By running through the fire to a cool spot.
(b) By laying face down in the smoldering grass.
(c) By laying face-down in the ashes of his escape fire.
(d) By running into an opening in the reef.

3. What are the natural components of a blowup?
(a) Fire, canyons, and dry air.
(b) Fire, clouds, and winds.
(c) Fire, smoke, and men.
(d) Fire, oxygen, and wood.

4. What happened when the fire hit the water's edge?
(a) It jumped to the brush on the other side.
(b) It sped up but went backwards.
(c) It stalled, allowing the firefighters to extinguish it.
(d) It slowed down and lost power.

5. What is a Pulaski?
(a) Half-hoe and half-shovel.
(b) Half-shovel and half-ax.
(c) Half-ax and half-hoe.
(d) Half-ax and half-spade.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the head of the Helena National Forest Canyon Ferry District?

2. What is a crown fire?

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

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

5. What did Rumsey fall into that caused him to stop running when he jumped from the crevice?

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