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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would have happened had the author stepped across the fire immediately when it jumped the trail?
(a) It would have been blown by opposite winds.
(b) It would have reached beds of fallen needles and smoldered.
(c) It would have been caught between the lake and the mountain.
(d) It would have reached the water and extinguished itself.

2. Of what material are the Mann Gulch crosses made?
(a) Marble.
(b) Wood.
(c) Concrete.
(d) Plastic.

3. What does the sculpture at the University of Chicago commemorating the Atomic Age look like?
(a) Both a mushroom and a planet.
(b) Both a womb and a mushroom.
(c) Both a skull and a womb.
(d) Both a mushroom and a skull.

4. How did Dodge die five years after the fire?
(a) Parkinson's.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Hodgkin's disease.
(d) Lung cancer.

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 used his knife to make holes through which Hellman could drink the liquid.
(b) He had not opened the can because it was dented on the bottom.
(c) He had put a slit in the side of the can to allow Hellman to drink the liquid.
(d) He had used his knife to take off the top of the can for Hellman to have food and water.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Sallee and Rumsey run to get out of the fire's path?

2. When did the author work for the Forest Service?

3. What quality of Dodge's led to his escape from death by the fire?

4. What did the Smokejumpers of Mann Gulch wear to protect their heads on the jump?

5. How did Maclean compare the death of his wife and the death of the Smokejumpers?

(see the answer key)

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