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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Jansson after the Mann Gulch fire?
(a) He moved to Idaho.
(b) He became ill and died.
(c) He divorced his wife, who could not understand him.
(d) He asked to be transferred to another location.

2. Where had the author's boots come from?
(a) Farm and Fleet.
(b) The army surplus store.
(c) Sears and Roebucks.
(d) The general store in town.

3. What time did Dodge's watch say when he rose from the ashes of his own fire?
(a) Nine forty-five.
(b) Ten minutes after six.
(c) Seven fifteen.
(d) Fifteen minutes after seven.

4. When did the Forest Service begin using planes to spot fires?
(a) 1920.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1935.

5. How many Smokejumpers have died from fire since the Mann Gulch fire?
(a) Five.
(b) Ten.
(c) Two.
(d) None.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the fire starters assume the Fish Creek fire would travel?

2. Where was the Fish Creek fire when the author finally stopped running?

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

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

5. Who was Arthur P. Brackebush?

(see the answer key)

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