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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the author when he was startled to see a terribly burned deer?
(a) Standing at the base of the mountain.
(b) Fighting the fire at Fish Creek.
(c) Standing at Willow Creek.
(d) Sitting on Mrs. Brown's porch.

2. What color was the face of the ghost walking next to the author on the mountain?
(a) Orange.
(b) Grey.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

3. Who invented the "escape fire?"
(a) Henry Thol.
(b) Robert Harrison.
(c) Robert Jansson.
(d) Wag Dodge.

4. How many men fought the Mann Gulch fire?
(a) 750.
(b) 300.
(c) 900.
(d) 450.

5. What was one reasonable cause of the Mann Gulch fire advanced by scientists?
(a) Fire whirls.
(b) Crown fire.
(c) A second lightning strike.
(d) A thunderhead which sat on the fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the author hear a voice say to him as he ran to avoid being killed in the Fish Creek fire?

2. Who did Jansson, Sallee, and Roos find alive on the other side of the ridge from the other survivors?

3. What was the severely burned deer doing as the author watched?

4. How old was the author when he joined the Forest Service?

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

(see the answer key)

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