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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 Mrs. Brown say to the author when she opened the door?
(a) "Come in and have some hot coffee. You must be cold."
(b) "Come in and tell me what is happening out there."
(c) "Come in and lie down. You look very white."
(d) "Come in and sit by the fire and tell me how your father is."

2. Where was the author when he saw smoke coming out of black holes in the snow?
(a) While returning home from the Fish Creek fire.
(b) While staying in Lolo Hot Springs.
(c) While hunting in Fish Creek.
(d) While ice fishing on the lake.

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

4. Where did the author begin running when the Fish Creek fire caught at the next fire line?
(a) Downhill.
(b) Back to the fire house.
(c) Toward the lake.
(d) Uphill.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was Mrs. Brown?

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

4. For what organization did the Smokejumpers work?

5. Where did the firefighters go as the fire spread toward them in Fish Creek?

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