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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did the author hear stories about the Mann Gulch fire before he felt he needed to see it himself?
(a) About five days.
(b) About ten days.
(c) About two days.
(d) About a week.

2. Who named the area around Mann Gulch the "Gates of the Mountains?"
(a) Merriweather and Smith.
(b) Lewis and Clark.
(c) Clark and Simon.
(d) Smith and Gulch.

3. What did Mike Mansfield accomplish for the families of the fallen Smokejumpers?
(a) He added funds to the Forest Service.
(b) He tried to delay the Mann Gulch Report.
(c) He appointed a special advisor to assess the situation.
(d) He raised the burial allowance from $200 to $400 dollars.

4. What words are in the Common Book of Prayer that beg to not die of sudden death?
(a) "Good Lord, watch over us."
(b) "Good Lord, deliver us."
(c) "Good Lord, be my shepherd."
(d) "Good Lord, help us."

5. Who did Maclean watch play billiards nearly every day when he was a young teacher?
(a) Albert Adam Smith.
(b) Albert Simon Winchester.
(c) Albert Abraham Michelson.
(d) Albert William Conneley.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Dodge survive the fire?

2. What did Maclean and the others decide was one key point on the hillside they needed to locate?

3. What question did the author ask Mrs. Brown before leaving the lodge?

4. What did the fire look like when it jumped the trail at Fish Creek?

5. When was the first parachute jump made on a forest fire?

(see the answer key)

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