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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To what did Maclean compare the fire lower on the hillside as it met the escape fire set by Dodge?
(a) Deranged soldiers running blindly into the smoke and fire.
(b) Deranged serpents searching for food.
(c) Deranged military monsters enraged by the obstacle in front of them.
(d) Deranged mice running toward a mouse hole and hitting a wall.

3. Who told the author about the Mann Gulch fire when he came to town?
(a) A neighbor.
(b) The fire marshall.
(c) The postmistress.
(d) The shop keeper.

4. What did Maclean call the "No Man's Land" of the Mann Gulch fire?
(a) The point at which the men can run niether forward nor backward.
(b) The point at which the men can see no escape from the fire.
(c) The point at which the fire becomes a blowup.
(d) The point at which the fire was fifty yards behind the men running in semidarkness.

5. What well-known magazine had a lead article entitled "Smokejumpers Suffer Ordeal by Fire?"
(a) Look.
(b) Time.
(c) National Geographic.
(d) Life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotion did Maclean believe was the last one felt by those still living when young people have died?

2. What observation did Jansson and the doctor at the scene make about the final steps of the men who died on the hill?

3. Who did the author believe started the forest fire at Fish Creek?

4. When did Wag Dodge die?

5. Where did the Fish Creek fire actually burn?

(see the answer key)

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