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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did the author hear stories about the Mann Gulch fire before he felt he needed to see it himself?
(a) About a week.
(b) About ten days.
(c) About five days.
(d) About two days.

2. How many acres of land burned in the Mann Gulch fire?
(a) 7,500 acres.
(b) 5,000 acres.
(c) 2,500 acres.
(d) 4,500 acres.

3. What did the author hear a voice say to him as he ran to avoid being killed in the Fish Creek fire?
(a) "I have to go with you."
(b) "Can you see your way out?"
(c) "How're you doing, sonny?"
(d) "Are you lost, too?"

4. Where did Gisborne die?
(a) On the Missouri River.
(b) On the climb up Rescue Gulch.
(c) On Mount Jennie.
(d) In Missoula.

5. What did Jansson send up to the survivors of the Mann Gulch fire?
(a) Food, blankets, and water.
(b) A doctor and more firefighters.
(c) A doctor, food, and assistance.
(d) A doctor, litter, blankets, and blood plasma.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was Mrs. Brown?

3. When did the author first hear a voice in the fire during the Fish Creek fire?

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

5. Where did the author begin running when the Fish Creek fire caught at the next fire line?

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