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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a crown fire?
(a) A fire that arcs across a gulch.
(b) A fire that spreads through the branches of trees.
(c) A fire that snakes along water.
(d) A fire that surpasses a Class 5.

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

3. What important piece of equipment was broken in the parachute landing at Mann Gulch?
(a) The first aid kit.
(b) The radio.
(c) The water barrel.
(d) The food rations.

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

5. Where did the author go after climbing over the ridge away from the Fish Creek fire?
(a) The fishing lodge owned by his father's cousin.
(b) The hunting lodge used by the locals in the winter.
(c) The hunting lodge where he and his father had hunted together.
(d) The fishing lodge he had read about in a brochure.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who invented the "escape fire?"

2. What did Gisborne want to do on Mann Gulch?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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