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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the author say he saw while fighting the Fish Creek fire?
(a) Lightening strike a tree.
(b) Farmers moving their cows.
(c) A ghost.
(d) A house on fire.

2. Where did Maclean finally find Robert Sallee?
(a) In Helena.
(b) In Portland.
(c) In Seattle.
(d) In Missoula.

3. How many men fought the Mann Gulch fire?
(a) 900.
(b) 750.
(c) 300.
(d) 450.

4. Who were the only permanent residents of the town near the author's cabin?
(a) Loggers.
(b) Sheep herders.
(c) Farmers.
(d) Firefighters.

5. What color was the face of the ghost walking next to the author on the mountain?
(a) Orange.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Grey.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Smokejumpers died fighting the Mann Gulch fire?

2. What important accomplishment did Louis-Sebastien Lenormand achieve in 1783?

3. Who was Henry Thol, Sr.?

4. What did the Forest Service learn from the fires in 1910?

5. When did the author first notice the Mann Gulch fire?

(see the answer key)

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