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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) Fifteen.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Nineteen.

2. How did Jansson identify Harrison's body?
(a) By his tattoo.
(b) By his pinkie ring.
(c) By the shovel laying next to him with his initials carved in it.
(d) By the Catholic medallion around his neck.

3. What did the author do when he reached the mountain ridge, having escaped the Fish Creek fire?
(a) Put out the fire on his shoelaces.
(b) Sat down to rest.
(c) Took in huge gulps of air.
(d) Cried.

4. What happened to Jansson after the Mann Gulch fire?
(a) He divorced his wife, who could not understand him.
(b) He became ill and died.
(c) He moved to Idaho.
(d) He asked to be transferred to another location.

5. What did the author feel while he was running away from the Fish Creek fire?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Excitement.
(c) Fear.
(d) Confidence.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the author work for the Forest Service?

2. Where was the author when he was startled to see a terribly burned deer?

3. Who told the author about the Mann Gulch fire when he came to town?

4. What did Jansson send up to the survivors of the Mann Gulch fire?

5. Where did the fire starters light the forest fire in Fish Creek?

(see the answer key)

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