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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 Maclean finally locate Walter Rumsey?
(a) In Chicago, Illinois.
(b) In Lincoln, Nebraska.
(c) In Seattle, Washington.
(d) In Boise, Idaho.

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

3. Who did the author first think the voice he heard in the fire belonged to?
(a) His partner.
(b) A farmer trapped in the fire.
(c) A member of the pickup crew.
(d) His imagination.

4. What was the temperature in Helena when the Smokejumpers landed in Mann Gulch?
(a) 86 degrees, perfect jumping weather.
(b) 101 degrees, dangerous for firefighters.
(c) 77 degrees, the coolest day on record.
(d) 97 degrees, the hottest day on record.

5. Where did the author begin running when the Fish Creek fire caught at the next fire line?
(a) Uphill.
(b) Downhill.
(c) Toward the lake.
(d) Back to the fire house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first man to begin tagging the bodies laying along the hill at Mann Gulch?

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

3. Why did Laird Robinson stop smokejumping?

4. Who was the head of the Helena National Forest Canyon Ferry District?

5. When did the Forest Service begin using planes to spot fires?

(see the answer key)

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