View a FREE sample

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) "Is every man accounted for?"
(b) "Where is the biggest fire?"
(c) "Where are the tools?"
(d) "Where is a good escape route?"

2. What happened to Jansson after the Mann Gulch fire?
(a) He became ill and died.
(b) He asked to be transferred to another location.
(c) He moved to Idaho.
(d) He divorced his wife, who could not understand him.

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

4. What animal was Fish Creek known for having in abundance?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Cabins and lodges.
(c) Deer.
(d) Buffalo.

5. Where had the author's boots come from?
(a) The army surplus store.
(b) The general store in town.
(c) Sears and Roebucks.
(d) Farm and Fleet.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What important accomplishment did Louis-Sebastien Lenormand achieve in 1783?

3. When was the U.S. Forest Service established?

4. Who was Mrs. Brown?

5. Where did both Sylvia and Hellman die?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 267 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample