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

2. Who did the author first think the voice he heard in the fire belonged to?
(a) His imagination.
(b) His partner.
(c) A farmer trapped in the fire.
(d) A member of the pickup crew.

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

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

5. How did the author describe the sound of the fire getting very close?
(a) Like the sound of a waterfall.
(b) Like the sound of whistles.
(c) Like the sound of breaking glass.
(d) Like the sound of cracking bones.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For what organization did the Smokejumpers work?

3. What was the first thing the author noticed about the ghost standing next to him?

4. When did the author work for the Forest Service?

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

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