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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Maclean believe the atomic mushroom to be a symbol of in the 20th century?
(a) A symbol of everything wrong with governmental agencies such as the Forest Service.
(b) A symbol of American supremacy in firefighting.
(c) A symbol of our inner fear of the explosive power of the universe.
(d) A symbol of the future of science.

2. Where did the author go after climbing over the ridge away from the Fish Creek fire?
(a) The fishing lodge he had read about in a brochure.
(b) The hunting lodge used by the locals in the winter.
(c) The hunting lodge where he and his father had hunted together.
(d) The fishing lodge owned by his father's cousin.

3. At the end of his life, what did Maclean consider the ultimate drive of the human spirit?
(a) To die in peace.
(b) To escape death at any cost.
(c) To cry out for compassion.
(d) To continue doing what we last hoped to do on earth.

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

5. When Sallee and Rumsey reached Hellman's cross, what did they both say to Laird and Maclean?
(a) Hellman's cross was not in the correct place.
(b) They did not want to see Mann Gulch.
(c) They wanted to rest before seeing Mann Gulch.
(d) Someone had moved the markers of some of the men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Maclean say was evidence of the strength of the fire when it hit the Smokejumpers on the ridge?

2. Where did the firefighters go as the fire spread toward them in Fish Creek?

3. What animal was Fish Creek known for having in abundance?

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

5. Why did Maclean write what he called his "fire report?"

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