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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Gisborne want to do on Mann Gulch?
(a) See the markers of the lost men.
(b) Test a theory of fire whirls.
(c) Examine the area around the river.
(d) See it from a firefighter's point of view.

2. What is a gofer match?
(a) A paper match pulled from a matchbook.
(b) A cigarette lighter.
(c) A stick match pulled from a matchbox.
(d) A small torch made by lighting rolled paper.

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

4. What did the author hear a voice say to him as he ran to avoid being killed in the Fish Creek fire?
(a) "How're you doing, sonny?"
(b) "Can you see your way out?"
(c) "Are you lost, too?"
(d) "I have to go with you."

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To what did Maclean compare the fire lower on the hillside as it met the escape fire set by Dodge?

3. How long did the author hear stories about the Mann Gulch fire before he felt he needed to see it himself?

4. What did Maclean believe the Smokejumpers had accomplished spiritually at the time of their deaths?

5. What did the blowup and its fire rising out of Mann Gulch look like?

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