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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 reached the water and extinguished itself.
(b) It would have been caught between the lake and the mountain.
(c) It would have reached beds of fallen needles and smoldered.
(d) It would have been blown by opposite winds.

2. What was the severely burned deer doing as the author watched?
(a) Drinking water.
(b) Looking at the fire.
(c) Running back and forth across a road.
(d) Eating leaves.

3. What was the temperature in Helena when the Smokejumpers landed in Mann Gulch?
(a) 101 degrees, dangerous for firefighters.
(b) 86 degrees, perfect jumping weather.
(c) 77 degrees, the coolest day on record.
(d) 97 degrees, the hottest day on record.

4. For what did the fire fighters hope to use Fish Creek?
(a) A meeting place for firefighters.
(b) A fire line to stop the fire.
(c) A landing strip for airplanes.
(d) A starting point for wetting brush.

5. Where did the fire starters light the forest fire in Fish Creek?
(a) In the middle of the forest.
(b) Close to the Forest Service station.
(c) At the edge of a clearing.
(d) Near the mouth of the tributary.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is the Smokejumper's parachute fall from the plane to the ground?

2. What happens when a fire up a hillside closes in on someone?

3. What did the ghost do to the author while the two were on the mountainside?

4. What did the Smokejumpers of Mann Gulch wear to protect their heads on the jump?

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

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