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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did both Sylvia and Hellman die?
(a) On the way to Missoula.
(b) In the speedboat back to the station.
(c) In a hospital in Butte.
(d) In a hospital in Helena.

2. To what does a woodsman look for both the questions and their answers?
(a) The ground.
(b) The sky.
(c) The grasses.
(d) The trees.

3. Where did Maclean and his party land their boat to begin their trip to Mann Gulch?
(a) At the foot of the Gates of the Mountain.
(b) At the entrance to Merriweather Canyon.
(c) At the base of Fields Gulch.
(d) At the mouth of Rescue Gulch.

4. How many Smokejumpers have died from fire since the Mann Gulch fire?
(a) Ten.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) None.

5. Who was Arthur P. Brackebush?
(a) A former Forest Service ranger.
(b) A former foreman for the Smokejumpers.
(c) A former pilot of a Smokejumper's plane.
(d) A former student of Gisborne's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Henry Thol, Sr.?

2. Where did Gisborne die?

3. Who made the crosses that mark the spots the Smokejumpers fell, defeated by the fire?

4. What is a crown fire?

5. What was Frank Derry wearing on one infamous jump?

(see the answer key)

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