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

2. Where did the firefighters go as the fire spread toward them in Fish Creek?
(a) They backed up to the sidehill trail.
(b) They backed up to the foot of the mountain.
(c) They backed up to the fire station.
(d) They backed up to the water's edge.

3. Who made the crosses that mark the spots the Smokejumpers fell, defeated by the fire?
(a) Wag Dodge and his crew.
(b) The Red Cross.
(c) The U.S. Forest Service.
(d) The Smokejumpers in Missoula.

4. What did Maclean and the others decide was one key point on the hillside they needed to locate?
(a) The true location of Hellman's marker.
(b) The exact spot at which the Smokejumpers landed with their gear.
(c) The exact spot at which Sylvia was found alive.
(d) The opening in the reef through which Rumsey and Sallee escaped the fire.

5. Who was the first man to crawl through the crevice at the reef during their escape from the fire?
(a) Sallee.
(b) Diettert.
(c) Hellman.
(d) Rumsey.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Jansson identify Harrison's body?

2. How did Dodge die five years after the fire?

3. What did the author do during the Mann Gulch fire when he remembered his experience at the Fish Creek fire?

4. Who were the only permanent residents of the town near the author's cabin?

5. Where did both Sylvia and Hellman die?

(see the answer key)

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