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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did the Smokejumpers of Mann Gulch wear to protect their heads on the jump?
(a) Wrestling helmets.
(b) Army helmets.
(c) Pillow helmets.
(d) Football helmets.

3. Where did Gisborne die?
(a) In Missoula.
(b) On the Missouri River.
(c) On Mount Jennie.
(d) On the climb up Rescue Gulch.

4. What important piece of equipment was broken in the parachute landing at Mann Gulch?
(a) The first aid kit.
(b) The water barrel.
(c) The radio.
(d) The food rations.

5. Who did the author first think the voice he heard in the fire belonged to?
(a) A farmer trapped in the fire.
(b) A member of the pickup crew.
(c) His imagination.
(d) His partner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a crown fire?

2. Who did the author believe started the forest fire at Fish Creek?

3. What did the author do when he reached the mountain ridge, having escaped the Fish Creek fire?

4. For what organization did the Smokejumpers work?

5. What was the severely burned deer doing as the author watched?

(see the answer key)

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