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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What question does a Smokejumper foreman ask while fighting a fire?
(a) "Where are the tools?"
(b) "Where is the biggest fire?"
(c) "Where is a good escape route?"
(d) "Is every man accounted for?"

2. Where did the fire starters light the forest fire in Fish Creek?
(a) In the middle of the forest.
(b) Close to the Forest Service station.
(c) At the edge of a clearing.
(d) Near the mouth of the tributary.

3. What quality of Dodge's led to his escape from death by the fire?
(a) His ability to use tools.
(b) His ability to follow the smoke.
(c) His ability to remain calm.
(d) His ability to run.

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

5. What happens when a fire up a hillside closes in on someone?
(a) Everything begins to feel only like thirst.
(b) It is easier to breathe and find a way out.
(c) Everything feels only like exhaustion.
(d) It generates adrenalin which helps to keep running.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would have happened had the author stepped across the fire immediately when it jumped the trail?

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

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

4. What did the author do during the Mann Gulch fire when he remembered his experience at the Fish Creek fire?

5. How did Jansson identify Harrison's body?

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