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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the severely burned deer doing as the author watched?
(a) Drinking water.
(b) Looking at the fire.
(c) Eating leaves.
(d) Running back and forth across a road.

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

3. In the Fish Creek fire, where was the author standing when the fire jumped?
(a) At the exact place of the jump.
(b) On the other side of the lake.
(c) Behind the fire chief near the water.
(d) Near the fire truck.

4. How old was the author when he joined the Forest Service?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Sixteen.

5. Where did the fire starters assume the Fish Creek fire would travel?
(a) Into the deepest part of the forest.
(b) Up the tributary in a box canyon with cliffs.
(c) Into town.
(d) To the edge of the lake.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Smokejumpers died fighting the Mann Gulch fire?

2. Who told the author about the Mann Gulch fire when he came to town?

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

4. Who was destroying the food supply for the abundant animal population in the area?

5. What color was the face of the ghost walking next to the author on the mountain?

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