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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 Fish Creek fire sound like as the author looked for an escape?
(a) A tornado.
(b) A freight train.
(c) A whooshing sound.
(d) A waterfall.

2. Who was Mrs. Brown?
(a) The owner of the lodge.
(b) The telephone operator.
(c) The wife of the owner of the lodge.
(d) The postmistress.

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

4. Where did the burned and disabled deer die?
(a) On a burning log.
(b) On the road.
(c) At the base of the mountain.
(d) In the creek.

5. What was the first thing the author noticed about the ghost standing next to him?
(a) He wore a good pair of goggles.
(b) He wore thick yellow gloves.
(c) He wore a yellow jacket.
(d) He wore a good pair of climbing boots.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What question did the author ask Mrs. Brown before leaving the lodge?

3. Where did the fire starters assume the Fish Creek fire would travel?

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

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

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