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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the spotter on the C-47 that dropped Smokejumpers into Mann Gulch?
(a) Wag Dodge.
(b) John Thol.
(c) Earl Cooley.
(d) Fred Stillings.

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

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

4. Who was destroying the food supply for the abundant animal population in the area?
(a) The locusts.
(b) The sheep herders.
(c) The fox population.
(d) The farmers.

5. Where was the author when he saw smoke coming out of black holes in the snow?
(a) While ice fishing on the lake.
(b) While returning home from the Fish Creek fire.
(c) While hunting in Fish Creek.
(d) While staying in Lolo Hot Springs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the author do during the Mann Gulch fire when he remembered his experience at the Fish Creek fire?

2. Who was the first man to begin tagging the bodies laying along the hill at Mann Gulch?

3. When did the author work for the Forest Service?

4. What is a Pulaski?

5. In the Fish Creek fire, where was the author standing when the fire jumped?

(see the answer key)

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