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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when a fire up a hillside closes in on someone?
(a) Everything begins to feel only like thirst.
(b) It is easier to breathe and find a way out.
(c) It generates adrenalin which helps to keep running.
(d) Everything feels only like exhaustion.

2. What did the blowup and its fire rising out of Mann Gulch look like?
(a) An atomic explosion in Montana on its way to Nebraska.
(b) An atomic explosion in Nevada on its way to Utah.
(c) An atomic explosion as seen on television.
(d) An atomic explosion in a laboratory in Arizona.

3. How did Dodge survive the fire?
(a) By running into an opening in the reef.
(b) By running through the fire to a cool spot.
(c) By laying face-down in the ashes of his escape fire.
(d) By laying face down in the smoldering grass.

4. What did Maclean call the "North Star that guides all arguments?"
(a) Hellman's cross.
(b) The location of Dodge's fire.
(c) The top of the ridge.
(d) The crevice in the ridge.

5. Who was Mrs. Brown?
(a) The wife of the owner of the lodge.
(b) The postmistress.
(c) The telephone operator.
(d) The owner of the lodge.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Sallee and Rumsey reached Hellman's cross, what did they both say to Laird and Maclean?

2. Who named the area around Mann Gulch the "Gates of the Mountains?"

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

4. What is a "fire whirl?"

5. How did the additional firefighters needed in Mann Gulch get there?

(see the answer key)

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