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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the author go after climbing over the ridge away from the Fish Creek fire?
(a) The fishing lodge he had read about in a brochure.
(b) The fishing lodge owned by his father's cousin.
(c) The hunting lodge used by the locals in the winter.
(d) The hunting lodge where he and his father had hunted together.

2. How many Smokejumpers died fighting the Mann Gulch fire?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Fourteen.

3. Where was the Fish Creek fire when the author finally stopped running?
(a) Directly behind him.
(b) East of him.
(c) Both in front of and behind him.
(d) West of him.

4. Who told the author about the Mann Gulch fire when he came to town?
(a) The fire marshall.
(b) A neighbor.
(c) The postmistress.
(d) The shop keeper.

5. Who did the author first think the voice he heard in the fire belonged to?
(a) His imagination.
(b) A farmer trapped in the fire.
(c) His partner.
(d) A member of the pickup crew.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had the author's boots come from?

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

3. Where did the burned and disabled deer die?

4. Why were Sylvia and Hellman not suffering from their burns?

5. When was the first parachute jump made on a forest fire?

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