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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Fish Creek fire sound like as the author looked for an escape?
(a) A tornado.
(b) A freight train.
(c) A waterfall.
(d) A whooshing sound.

2. Who did the author believe started the forest fire at Fish Creek?
(a) The fire deparment.
(b) Local hoodlums.
(c) The sheep herders.
(d) The homesteaders.

3. What did Gisborne want to do on Mann Gulch?
(a) Examine the area around the river.
(b) Test a theory of fire whirls.
(c) See the markers of the lost men.
(d) See it from a firefighter's point of view.

4. When did the author first notice the Mann Gulch fire?
(a) June, 1949.
(b) July, 1949.
(c) August, 1948.
(d) August, 1949.

5. What did Rumsey fall into that caused him to stop running when he jumped from the crevice?
(a) A juniper bush.
(b) A fire whirl.
(c) A bear trap.
(d) Poison ivy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the author hear a voice say to him as he ran to avoid being killed in the Fish Creek fire?

2. How did Dodge survive the fire?

3. Where did the fire starters assume the Fish Creek fire would travel?

4. Who was the first man to begin tagging the bodies laying along the hill at Mann Gulch?

5. Where did the author go after climbing over the ridge away from the Fish Creek fire?

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