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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What important accomplishment did Louis-Sebastien Lenormand achieve in 1783?
(a) He successfully parachuted off a tower.
(b) He designed the first balloon parachute.
(c) He invented the modern parachute.
(d) He created a parachute made of cotton.

2. Where was the Fish Creek fire when the author finally stopped running?
(a) Both in front of and behind him.
(b) West of him.
(c) Directly behind him.
(d) East of him.

3. Who was the head of the Helena National Forest Canyon Ferry District?
(a) Wag Dodge.
(b) Robert Jansson.
(c) Bill Harrison.
(d) Charles Merriweather.

4. What question does a Smokejumper foreman ask while fighting a fire?
(a) "Where is a good escape route?"
(b) "Is every man accounted for?"
(c) "Where are the tools?"
(d) "Where is the biggest fire?"

5. What is a "fire whirl?"
(a) A space in a fire where there is room to breathe.
(b) A tornado-like fire that starts other fires by its motion.
(c) A small, easily extinguished fire.
(d) A fire in a wind pattern that puts itself out.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Dodge survive the fire?

2. When did Dodge return to Missoula?

3. Where did the author stand to fight the Fish Creek fire?

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

5. When did the Forest Service begin using planes to spot fires?

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