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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What words are in the Common Book of Prayer that beg to not die of sudden death?
(a) "Good Lord, be my shepherd."
(b) "Good Lord, help us."
(c) "Good Lord, watch over us."
(d) "Good Lord, deliver us."

2. Who was the spotter on the C-47 that dropped Smokejumpers into Mann Gulch?
(a) Fred Stillings.
(b) Wag Dodge.
(c) Earl Cooley.
(d) John Thol.

3. Who did Jansson, Sallee, and Roos find alive on the other side of the ridge from the other survivors?
(a) Thol.
(b) Daily.
(c) Hellman.
(d) Sylvia.

4. What did thinking about the struggle for oxygen that the Smokejumpers' experienced remind the author of?
(a) The birth experience.
(b) The death of his wife.
(c) The death of Hellman.
(d) The importance of fire safety.

5. Why did Maclean write what he called his "fire report?"
(a) To find the answer to the mystery of the fire.
(b) To prove to Henry Thol, Sr. that the death of his son was no one's fault.
(c) To appease Robinson, Laird, Sallee and Rumsey.
(d) To enlarge his knowledge and accompany the men whose lives he might have lived.

Short Answer Questions

1. As an old man, what did the author hope to receive by his study of the Mann Gulch fire?

2. When on the ridge in Mann Gulch, what did Maclean witness Sallee and Rumsey argue about?

3. Where did the fire starters light the forest fire in Fish Creek?

4. How did Maclean see the change in our point of view when studying the Mann Gulch fires, now that we know more about the fire?

5. When did the Forest Service begin using planes to spot fires?

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