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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did the Forest Service begin using planes to spot fires?
(a) 1930.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1920.

3. Where was the author when he was startled to see a terribly burned deer?
(a) Standing at Willow Creek.
(b) Standing at the base of the mountain.
(c) Sitting on Mrs. Brown's porch.
(d) Fighting the fire at Fish Creek.

4. When was the U.S. Forest Service established?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1905.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1910.

5. What did the ghost do to the author while the two were on the mountainside?
(a) Punched him in the stomach.
(b) Tripped him.
(c) Slapped him in the face.
(d) Pushed him down the mountainside.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did both Sylvia and Hellman die?

2. What is a crown fire?

3. Where did the author go after climbing over the ridge away from the Fish Creek fire?

4. What was the temperature in Helena when the Smokejumpers landed in Mann Gulch?

5. How did the author answer the question that the voice in the fire had asked?

(see the answer key)

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