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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When on the ridge in Mann Gulch, what did Maclean witness Sallee and Rumsey argue about?
(a) Where Thol's marker should actually be.
(b) Where Diettert died.
(c) Where Hellman actually fell.
(d) Where Dodge had lit his fire.

2. Where did Maclean place the ashes of his wife Jessie when she died?
(a) At Seely Lake.
(b) On Mount Helena.
(c) On the western bank of the Missouri.
(d) On Mount Jessie.

3. When did Dodge return to Missoula?
(a) When Jansson ordered him to.
(b) When he collapsed from exhaustion.
(c) When his wife came to pick him up.
(d) When his crew was all accounted for.

4. Why did Laird Robinson stop smokejumping?
(a) He injured himself in a car accident.
(b) He injured himself while hiking.
(c) He injured himself landing on a fire.
(d) He injured himself while working in Missoula.

5. When did the author first notice the Mann Gulch fire?
(a) August, 1948.
(b) July, 1949.
(c) June, 1949.
(d) August, 1949.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Sallee and Rumsey run to get out of the fire's path?

2. Where did Maclean finally locate Walter Rumsey?

3. What is a crown fire?

4. What did the fire look like when it jumped the trail at Fish Creek?

5. Where did the author begin running when the Fish Creek fire caught at the next fire line?

(see the answer key)

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