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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who named the area around Mann Gulch the "Gates of the Mountains?"
(a) Clark and Simon.
(b) Merriweather and Smith.
(c) Lewis and Clark.
(d) Smith and Gulch.

2. What was the temperature in Helena when the Smokejumpers landed in Mann Gulch?
(a) 86 degrees, perfect jumping weather.
(b) 77 degrees, the coolest day on record.
(c) 101 degrees, dangerous for firefighters.
(d) 97 degrees, the hottest day on record.

3. Who was the first man to crawl through the crevice at the reef during their escape from the fire?
(a) Sallee.
(b) Hellman.
(c) Rumsey.
(d) Diettert.

4. In what novel is an escape fire used by an old trapper to save his party?
(a) My Antonia.
(b) The Prairie.
(c) American Fur Trade of the Far West.
(d) The Sound and the Fury.

5. Where did the fire starters assume the Fish Creek fire would travel?
(a) Into the deepest part of the forest.
(b) Into town.
(c) Up the tributary in a box canyon with cliffs.
(d) To the edge of the lake.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Maclean and his party land their boat to begin their trip to Mann Gulch?

2. Where was the author's cabin located?

3. Who was the head of the Helena National Forest Canyon Ferry District?

4. Where did Maclean and his brother-in-law first go to view Mann Gulch?

5. How many Smokejumpers were in the plane ready to parachute into Mann Gulch?

(see the answer key)

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