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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 did the author hear a voice say to him as he ran to avoid being killed in the Fish Creek fire?
(a) "How're you doing, sonny?"
(b) "Can you see your way out?"
(c) "Are you lost, too?"
(d) "I have to go with you."

2. What did the author do during the Mann Gulch fire when he remembered his experience at the Fish Creek fire?
(a) Drove home to Seely Lake.
(b) Drove to pick up his brother-in-law to go see the fire.
(c) Drove out to the fire to talk with the firefighters.
(d) Drove back into town and bought goggles.

3. What animal was Fish Creek known for having in abundance?
(a) Buffalo.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Deer.
(d) Cabins and lodges.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Fish Creek fire, where was the author standing when the fire jumped?

2. What did the author feel while he was running away from the Fish Creek fire?

3. How long did the author hear stories about the Mann Gulch fire before he felt he needed to see it himself?

4. Where had the author's boots come from?

5. Who were the only permanent residents of the town near the author's cabin?

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