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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 author do during the Mann Gulch fire when he remembered his experience at the Fish Creek fire?
(a) Drove back into town and bought goggles.
(b) Drove to pick up his brother-in-law to go see the fire.
(c) Drove home to Seely Lake.
(d) Drove out to the fire to talk with the firefighters.

2. When was the first parachute jump made on a forest fire?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1944.

3. Where did the firefighters go as the fire spread toward them in Fish Creek?
(a) They backed up to the foot of the mountain.
(b) They backed up to the fire station.
(c) They backed up to the water's edge.
(d) They backed up to the sidehill trail.

4. What happened to Jansson after the Mann Gulch fire?
(a) He asked to be transferred to another location.
(b) He moved to Idaho.
(c) He became ill and died.
(d) He divorced his wife, who could not understand him.

5. How did Jansson identify Harrison's body?
(a) By his tattoo.
(b) By his pinkie ring.
(c) By the Catholic medallion around his neck.
(d) By the shovel laying next to him with his initials carved in it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the author's cabin located?

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

3. Where did the author begin running when the Fish Creek fire caught at the next fire line?

4. Where was the headquarters for Region One of the Forest Service?

5. For what organization did the Smokejumpers work?

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