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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 fire look like when it jumped the trail at Fish Creek?
(a) A stove fire.
(b) A wall of fire.
(c) A small Indian campfire.
(d) A two alarm blaze.

2. How many feet does a Smokejumper fall before his parachute opens?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Seventy-five.
(d) Fifty.

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

4. How did Jansson identify Harrison's body?
(a) By his pinkie ring.
(b) By the shovel laying next to him with his initials carved in it.
(c) By the Catholic medallion around his neck.
(d) By his tattoo.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the burned and disabled deer die?

2. What happened to Jansson after the Mann Gulch fire?

3. What did the first Smokejumpers call the fires into which they jumped?

4. What are the natural components of a blowup?

5. What kind of boots was the author wearing while running in the Fish Creek fire?

(see the answer key)

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