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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the author answer the question that the voice in the fire had asked?
(a) "I am lost, too."
(b) "Help me please."
(c) "I keep slipping back."
(d) "I am okay, really."

2. Where did the fire starters assume the Fish Creek fire would travel?
(a) Into the deepest part of the forest.
(b) Into town.
(c) Up the tributary in a box canyon with cliffs.
(d) To the edge of the lake.

3. Who named the area around Mann Gulch the "Gates of the Mountains?"
(a) Lewis and Clark.
(b) Merriweather and Smith.
(c) Clark and Simon.
(d) Smith and Gulch.

4. What did the Fish Creek fire sound like as the author looked for an escape?
(a) A waterfall.
(b) A freight train.
(c) A whooshing sound.
(d) A tornado.

5. Why are parachutes made of nylon instead of silk?
(a) So they are not as expensive to replace.
(b) So they are not eaten by grasshoppers.
(c) So they are washable.
(d) So they float to the ground smoother.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was the author when he joined the Forest Service?

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

4. What question does a Smokejumper foreman ask while fighting a fire?

5. Who was Mrs. Brown?

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