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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Jansson send up to the survivors of the Mann Gulch fire?
(a) Food, blankets, and water.
(b) A doctor, litter, blankets, and blood plasma.
(c) A doctor and more firefighters.
(d) A doctor, food, and assistance.

2. What happened to the Smokejumpers once they left Dodge and his escape fire?
(a) They were without structure and command and free to be afraid.
(b) They were certain they would wake from the horrible dream.
(c) They were without knowledge as to what was happening.
(d) They were unaware they were going to die in the fire.

3. What did the ghost do to the author while the two were on the mountainside?
(a) Pushed him down the mountainside.
(b) Punched him in the stomach.
(c) Slapped him in the face.
(d) Tripped him.

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

5. What happened when the fire hit the water's edge?
(a) It slowed down and lost power.
(b) It jumped to the brush on the other side.
(c) It stalled, allowing the firefighters to extinguish it.
(d) It sped up but went backwards.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the author answer the question that the voice in the fire had asked?

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

3. Who invented the "escape fire?"

4. Who was C.A. Gustafson?

5. What feeling did the Smokejumpers share with all other youth their age?

(see the answer key)

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