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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the natural components of a blowup?
(a) Fire, oxygen, and wood.
(b) Fire, smoke, and men.
(c) Fire, canyons, and dry air.
(d) Fire, clouds, and winds.

2. What did the author do when he reached the mountain ridge, having escaped the Fish Creek fire?
(a) Sat down to rest.
(b) Cried.
(c) Put out the fire on his shoelaces.
(d) Took in huge gulps of air.

3. Who were the three men who ran toward the ridge together to escape the fire?
(a) Rumsey, Hellman, and Harrison.
(b) Rumsey, Sallee, and Diettert.
(c) Rumsey, Sallee, and Harrison.
(d) Rumsey, Sallee and Dodge.

4. How long did the author hear stories about the Mann Gulch fire before he felt he needed to see it himself?
(a) About a week.
(b) About ten days.
(c) About two days.
(d) About five days.

5. Where did Sallee and Rumsey run to get out of the fire's path?
(a) Into a cave.
(b) Down the side of the ridge.
(c) Into an opening in the reef.
(d) In the opposite direction of the fire.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For what organization did the Smokejumpers work?

3. What is a crown fire?

4. Where was the author's cabin located?

5. What animal was Fish Creek known for having in abundance?

(see the answer key)

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