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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 Gisborne want to do on Mann Gulch?
(a) See it from a firefighter's point of view.
(b) Test a theory of fire whirls.
(c) See the markers of the lost men.
(d) Examine the area around the river.

2. How did Maclean compare the death of his wife and the death of the Smokejumpers?
(a) Pain and sadness gasping for air.
(b) Courage stuggling for oxygen.
(c) Loneliness and pain in the last breath.
(d) Peace in knowing Heaven was next.

3. What did Sallee and Rumsey say as they went up the last hillside?
(a) "My God, please let me live!"
(b) "My God, do not let me die this way!"
(c) "My God, how could you do this to me?"
(d) "My God, why did this happen to me?"

4. How did the author answer the question that the voice in the fire had asked?
(a) "I am okay, really."
(b) "I keep slipping back."
(c) "I am lost, too."
(d) "Help me please."

5. What did Maclean believe the Smokejumpers had accomplished spiritually at the time of their deaths?
(a) Unite with earth, fire, and the sky.
(b) Asking for understanding.
(c) Praying to their gods.
(d) Unite with lost ones.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For what organization did the Smokejumpers work?

3. Who was Mrs. Brown?

4. Who was the first man to crawl through the crevice at the reef during their escape from the fire?

5. What did Mrs. Brown say to the author when she opened the door?

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