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

2. Where did the author stand to fight the Fish Creek fire?
(a) Behind it.
(b) To the left side of it.
(c) To the right side of it.
(d) In front of it.

3. How did Dodge die five years after the fire?
(a) Lung cancer.
(b) Hodgkin's disease.
(c) Parkinson's.
(d) Heart attack.

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

5. Who was Mrs. Brown?
(a) The owner of the lodge.
(b) The wife of the owner of the lodge.
(c) The postmistress.
(d) The telephone operator.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of the doctor who went in with the rescue crew the night of the fire?

3. When was the U.S. Forest Service established?

4. Who was the chief forester in Washington D.C. at the time of the Mann Gulch fire?

5. What animal was Fish Creek known for having in abundance?

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