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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the Fish Creek fire actually burn?
(a) Both up and down the tributary.
(b) Down the tributary.
(c) Through the forest to the town.
(d) Across the back acres of the forest.

2. What did Maclean believe were the final cries of the men who died on the ridge?
(a) Ones of self-pity.
(b) Ones of self-compassion.
(c) Ones of disbelief.
(d) Ones of rage.

3. In Maclean's mind, what did the Ponderosa pines look like during the fire?
(a) Giant traffic signs in the middle of fire whirl traffic.
(b) Giant trees standing firm against the match of fire.
(c) Giant sign posts for the rescuers.
(d) Giant candles burning for the dead.

4. What sculptor's piece stands at the University of Chicago commemorating the Atomic Age?
(a) Albert Camus.
(b) Henry Moore.
(c) Malcolm Miller.
(d) Heindrick Gustav.

5. How did Dodge survive the fire?
(a) By running into an opening in the reef.
(b) By running through the fire to a cool spot.
(c) By laying face-down in the ashes of his escape fire.
(d) By laying face down in the smoldering grass.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Smokejumpers died fighting the Mann Gulch fire?

2. What did Rumsey fall into that caused him to stop running when he jumped from the crevice?

3. Who was Henry Thol, Sr.?

4. How many Smokejumpers have died from fire since the Mann Gulch fire?

5. How did the additional firefighters needed in Mann Gulch get there?

(see the answer key)

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