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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many feet does a Smokejumper fall before his parachute opens?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Seventy-five.
(d) Twelve.

2. What did the fire look like when it jumped the trail at Fish Creek?
(a) A small Indian campfire.
(b) A stove fire.
(c) A two alarm blaze.
(d) A wall of fire.

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

4. What are the natural components of a blowup?
(a) Fire, canyons, and dry air.
(b) Fire, smoke, and men.
(c) Fire, oxygen, and wood.
(d) Fire, clouds, and winds.

5. What is a "fire whirl?"
(a) A space in a fire where there is room to breathe.
(b) A fire in a wind pattern that puts itself out.
(c) A tornado-like fire that starts other fires by its motion.
(d) A small, easily extinguished fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Dodge survive the fire?

2. What did the author do when he reached the mountain ridge, having escaped the Fish Creek fire?

3. What did the Fish Creek fire sound like as the author looked for an escape?

4. What did Gisborne want to do on Mann Gulch?

5. What did Jansson send up to the survivors of the Mann Gulch fire?

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