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

2. What quality of Dodge's led to his escape from death by the fire?
(a) His ability to remain calm.
(b) His ability to use tools.
(c) His ability to follow the smoke.
(d) His ability to run.

3. When did the author first hear a voice in the fire during the Fish Creek fire?
(a) When he was halfway off the mountain.
(b) When he got to the lake.
(c) When he reached the top of the mountain.
(d) When he returned to the fire station.

4. Who did Jansson, Sallee, and Roos find alive on the other side of the ridge from the other survivors?
(a) Hellman.
(b) Thol.
(c) Sylvia.
(d) Daily.

5. For what organization did the Smokejumpers work?
(a) The National Guard.
(b) The Air Force.
(c) The Army.
(d) The Forest Service.

Short Answer Questions

1. What question did the author ask Mrs. Brown before leaving the lodge?

2. Who did the author first think the voice he heard in the fire belonged to?

3. Who told the author about the Mann Gulch fire when he came to town?

4. How did Jansson identify Harrison's body?

5. Who was the spotter on the C-47 that dropped Smokejumpers into Mann Gulch?

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