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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many Smokejumpers were in the plane ready to parachute into Mann Gulch?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Nineteen.

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

3. Who is one of the best bibliographical references about the Mann Gulch fire available to Laird and Maclean?
(a) The Forest Service land office manager.
(b) The postmistress of a nearby logging town.
(c) The chief librarian at the New York City Library.
(d) The head librarian at the local library.

4. What did Mrs. Brown say to the author when she opened the door?
(a) "Come in and lie down. You look very white."
(b) "Come in and have some hot coffee. You must be cold."
(c) "Come in and sit by the fire and tell me how your father is."
(d) "Come in and tell me what is happening out there."

5. How did Rumsey verify that the tin can of potatoes the men found near Hellman's marker was the same one left there after the fire?
(a) He had used his knife to take off the top of the can for Hellman to have food and water.
(b) He had put a slit in the side of the can to allow Hellman to drink the liquid.
(c) He had not opened the can because it was dented on the bottom.
(d) He had used his knife to make holes through which Hellman could drink the liquid.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the investigative committee that the chief forester assembled arrive in Mann Gulch?

2. What did the author say he saw while fighting the Fish Creek fire?

3. Who were the three men who ran toward the ridge together to escape the fire?

4. Why were Sylvia and Hellman not suffering from their burns?

5. How long did the author hear stories about the Mann Gulch fire before he felt he needed to see it himself?

(see the answer key)

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