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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 Maclean and his brother-in-law first go to view Mann Gulch?
(a) Up through the Gates of the Mountain.
(b) Through the mountain range.
(c) Over the ridge climbed by Sallee and Rumsey.
(d) Down the Missouri River.

2. Where was the author's cabin located?
(a) In Smiley Lake, Montanta.
(b) In Missoula, Montana.
(c) In Mann Gulch, Montana.
(d) In Seeley Lake, Montana.

3. What did Harry Gisborne witness in 1929?
(a) A blowup.
(b) A drift fire.
(c) A crown fire.
(d) A pitch fire.

4. Where did Maclean first go in the hopes of finding Robert Sallee?
(a) The University of Montana-Butte.
(b) The personnel office of the Bank of America.
(c) A paper mill near Missoula.
(d) A sawmill in Portland.

5. What emotion did Maclean believe was the last one felt by those still living when young people have died?
(a) Pity.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Damnation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Maclean believe the Smokejumpers had accomplished spiritually at the time of their deaths?

2. What did Maclean's wife die from?

3. How did Maclean compare the fire at the top of the ridge to a snake?

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

5. What happened when the fire hit the water's edge?

(see the answer key)

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