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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what organization did the Smokejumpers work?
(a) The Air Force.
(b) The Army.
(c) The National Guard.
(d) The Forest Service.

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

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

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

5. What did the author say he saw while fighting the Fish Creek fire?
(a) A ghost.
(b) Farmers moving their cows.
(c) Lightening strike a tree.
(d) A house on fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the author believe started the forest fire at Fish Creek?

2. Where did the author stand to fight the Fish Creek fire?

3. How did the author describe the sound of the fire getting very close?

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

5. Where did the author go after climbing over the ridge away from the Fish Creek fire?

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