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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 ghost do to the author while the two were on the mountainside?
(a) Slapped him in the face.
(b) Tripped him.
(c) Punched him in the stomach.
(d) Pushed him down the mountainside.

2. Who were the only permanent residents of the town near the author's cabin?
(a) Sheep herders.
(b) Farmers.
(c) Loggers.
(d) Firefighters.

3. Where did the burned and disabled deer die?
(a) On the road.
(b) At the base of the mountain.
(c) In the creek.
(d) On a burning log.

4. What question did the author ask Mrs. Brown before leaving the lodge?
(a) He asked if she could feed him something.
(b) He asked if he could repay her for her kindness.
(c) He asked how to get back to the main road.
(d) He asked if she had started the fire.

5. When was the U.S. Forest Service established?
(a) 1905.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1910.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was the head of the Helena National Forest Canyon Ferry District?

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

4. What did the Fish Creek fire sound like as the author looked for an escape?

5. Who named the area around Mann Gulch the "Gates of the Mountains?"

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