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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 the Fish Creek fire sound like as the author looked for an escape?
(a) A tornado.
(b) A whooshing sound.
(c) A waterfall.
(d) A freight train.

2. How did the author answer the question that the voice in the fire had asked?
(a) "Help me please."
(b) "I am okay, really."
(c) "I keep slipping back."
(d) "I am lost, too."

3. Where was the author when he was startled to see a terribly burned deer?
(a) Standing at the base of the mountain.
(b) Fighting the fire at Fish Creek.
(c) Standing at Willow Creek.
(d) Sitting on Mrs. Brown's porch.

4. What did the blowup and its fire rising out of Mann Gulch look like?
(a) An atomic explosion in Nevada on its way to Utah.
(b) An atomic explosion in a laboratory in Arizona.
(c) An atomic explosion in Montana on its way to Nebraska.
(d) An atomic explosion as seen on television.

5. Where did Maclean first go in the hopes of finding Robert Sallee?
(a) A sawmill in Portland.
(b) The University of Montana-Butte.
(c) A paper mill near Missoula.
(d) The personnel office of the Bank of America.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was one of many reasons Maclean thought Henry Thol, Sr. should be proud of his son?

2. Where did Maclean finally locate Walter Rumsey?

3. Who was Henry Thol, Sr.?

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

5. How did Dodge survive the fire?

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