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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Maclean see the change in our point of view when studying the Mann Gulch fires, now that we know more about the fire?
(a) We should stay attuned to the possibily of fire in lightning storms.
(b) We should be very careful not to put too much value in the trees growing now.
(c) We should stay close to the ground and have compassion for the young men who died.
(d) We should be careful while trying to summarize that fire and its effects on the gulch.

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

3. Who did the author believe started the forest fire at Fish Creek?
(a) The sheep herders.
(b) Local hoodlums.
(c) The fire deparment.
(d) The homesteaders.

4. What did the Fish Creek fire sound like as the author looked for an escape?
(a) A freight train.
(b) A tornado.
(c) A waterfall.
(d) A whooshing sound.

5. What was the one thought the Smokejumpers shared as they ran from the fire?
(a) To find Sallee and Rumsey.
(b) To find some water.
(c) To find a way back to their foreman.
(d) To find some place cool.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the sculpture at the University of Chicago commemorating the Atomic Age look like?

2. Why did Laird Robinson stop smokejumping?

3. Where was the author when he saw smoke coming out of black holes in the snow?

4. What did the author feel while he was running away from the Fish Creek fire?

5. What did Maclean's wife die from?

(see the answer key)

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