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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 would have happened had the author stepped across the fire immediately when it jumped the trail?
(a) It would have been blown by opposite winds.
(b) It would have been caught between the lake and the mountain.
(c) It would have reached the water and extinguished itself.
(d) It would have reached beds of fallen needles and smoldered.

2. Who were the only permanent residents of the town near the author's cabin?
(a) Firefighters.
(b) Sheep herders.
(c) Farmers.
(d) Loggers.

3. Who was destroying the food supply for the abundant animal population in the area?
(a) The farmers.
(b) The fox population.
(c) The locusts.
(d) The sheep herders.

4. Who did the author believe started the forest fire at Fish Creek?
(a) Local hoodlums.
(b) The fire deparment.
(c) The homesteaders.
(d) The sheep herders.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For what organization did the Smokejumpers work?

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

3. What did the author hear a voice say to him as he ran to avoid being killed in the Fish Creek fire?

4. When did the author first notice the Mann Gulch fire?

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

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