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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the author describe the sound of the fire getting very close?
(a) Like the sound of breaking glass.
(b) Like the sound of cracking bones.
(c) Like the sound of a waterfall.
(d) Like the sound of whistles.

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

3. What was Frank Derry wearing on one infamous jump?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A Santa Claus outfit.
(c) A Smokey the Bear costume.
(d) A Cowardly Lion costume.

4. Where was the headquarters for Region One of the Forest Service?
(a) Kalispell.
(b) Butte.
(c) Missoula.
(d) Helena.

5. Who was the first man to begin tagging the bodies laying along the hill at Mann Gulch?
(a) Dodge.
(b) Roos.
(c) Miller.
(d) Jansson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the author's cabin located?

2. How many acres of land burned in the Mann Gulch fire?

3. When did Dodge return to Missoula?

4. Who were the only permanent residents of the town near the author's cabin?

5. Where was the author when he saw smoke coming out of black holes in the snow?

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