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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What observation did Jansson and the doctor at the scene make about the final steps of the men who died on the hill?
(a) They fell, then rose and took a few steps, then fell again.
(b) They fell and were instantly devoured by the fire.
(c) They fell and got up many times before dying.
(d) They were dead before they fell to the ground.

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

3. What does Maclean consider a natural reaction near the end of a fire story?
(a) To become personally involved in finding a cause for the fire.
(b) To want the Forest Service to take responsibilty.
(c) To become a distant and detached spectator.
(d) To want to learn more about firefighting.

4. Who was Arthur P. Brackebush?
(a) A former pilot of a Smokejumper's plane.
(b) A former student of Gisborne's.
(c) A former Forest Service ranger.
(d) A former foreman for the Smokejumpers.

5. Where did Bob Moore and Maclean discover they had both worked in their youths?
(a) Lochsa where Lewis and Clark nearly starved to death.
(b) Lochsa where the Missouri River enters the Gates of the Mountain.
(c) Lochsa where Moore was born.
(d) Lochsa where the Fish Creek fire took place.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did Maclean begin his research on the Mann Gulch fire?

3. Where did the author begin running when the Fish Creek fire caught at the next fire line?

4. Who named the area around Mann Gulch the "Gates of the Mountains?"

5. Who did Rumsey and Sallee find ahead of them while they were running from the fire?

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