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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What question does a Smokejumper foreman ask while fighting a fire?
(a) "Where is the biggest fire?"
(b) "Is every man accounted for?"
(c) "Where is a good escape route?"
(d) "Where are the tools?"

2. How did the author answer the question that the voice in the fire had asked?
(a) "I am okay, really."
(b) "Help me please."
(c) "I am lost, too."
(d) "I keep slipping back."

3. What color was the face of the ghost walking next to the author on the mountain?
(a) Black.
(b) Orange.
(c) Grey.
(d) Red.

4. What did Mrs. Brown say to the author when she opened the door?
(a) "Come in and have some hot coffee. You must be cold."
(b) "Come in and tell me what is happening out there."
(c) "Come in and lie down. You look very white."
(d) "Come in and sit by the fire and tell me how your father is."

5. Why are parachutes made of nylon instead of silk?
(a) So they are not as expensive to replace.
(b) So they are washable.
(c) So they are not eaten by grasshoppers.
(d) So they float to the ground smoother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were the three men who ran toward the ridge together to escape the fire?

2. What is the cause of 75% of forest fires?

3. How many men fought the Mann Gulch fire?

4. What question did the author ask Mrs. Brown before leaving the lodge?

5. When did the author first hear a voice in the fire during the Fish Creek fire?

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