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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the one thought the Smokejumpers shared as they ran from the fire?
(a) To find a way back to their foreman.
(b) To find Sallee and Rumsey.
(c) To find some place cool.
(d) To find some water.

3. What was one reasonable cause of the Mann Gulch fire advanced by scientists?
(a) A second lightning strike.
(b) A thunderhead which sat on the fire.
(c) Fire whirls.
(d) Crown fire.

4. In Maclean's mind, what did the Ponderosa pines look like during the fire?
(a) Giant traffic signs in the middle of fire whirl traffic.
(b) Giant trees standing firm against the match of fire.
(c) Giant candles burning for the dead.
(d) Giant sign posts for the rescuers.

5. Where did Maclean finally find Robert Sallee?
(a) In Seattle.
(b) In Missoula.
(c) In Portland.
(d) In Helena.

Short Answer Questions

1. What promise did the Forest Service make to Maclean?

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

3. What is a crown fire?

4. What did Laird and Maclean realize early in their investigation of the Mann Gulch fire?

5. What color was the face of the ghost walking next to the author on the mountain?

(see the answer key)

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