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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the first thing the author noticed about the ghost standing next to him?
(a) He wore a good pair of goggles.
(b) He wore a yellow jacket.
(c) He wore thick yellow gloves.
(d) He wore a good pair of climbing boots.

2. What did Harry Gisborne witness in 1929?
(a) A crown fire.
(b) A blowup.
(c) A drift fire.
(d) A pitch fire.

3. What did the author say he saw while fighting the Fish Creek fire?
(a) A house on fire.
(b) A ghost.
(c) Farmers moving their cows.
(d) Lightening strike a tree.

4. Where did the author begin running when the Fish Creek fire caught at the next fire line?
(a) Uphill.
(b) Back to the fire house.
(c) Toward the lake.
(d) Downhill.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the author describe the sound of the fire getting very close?

2. How many feet does a Smokejumper fall before his parachute opens?

3. Where was the Fish Creek fire when the author finally stopped running?

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

5. How did the additional firefighters needed in Mann Gulch get there?

(see the answer key)

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