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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did the author first hear a voice in the fire during the Fish Creek fire?
(a) When he got to the lake.
(b) When he returned to the fire station.
(c) When he reached the top of the mountain.
(d) When he was halfway off the mountain.

3. What did Maclean's wife die from?
(a) Lung cancer.
(b) Esophagal cancer.
(c) Brain cancer.
(d) Stomach cancer.

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

5. How did Rumsey verify that the tin can of potatoes the men found near Hellman's marker was the same one left there after the fire?
(a) He had put a slit in the side of the can to allow Hellman to drink the liquid.
(b) He had used his knife to take off the top of the can for Hellman to have food and water.
(c) He had not opened the can because it was dented on the bottom.
(d) He had used his knife to make holes through which Hellman could drink the liquid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Harry Gisborne witness in 1929?

2. What did the author do during the Mann Gulch fire when he remembered his experience at the Fish Creek fire?

3. Who told the author about the Mann Gulch fire when he came to town?

4. What did the Forest Service learn from the fires in 1910?

5. Who was the first man to crawl through the crevice at the reef during their escape from the fire?

(see the answer key)

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