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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani" mean?
(a) "My God, My God, why hast thou foresaken me?"
(b) "My God, My God, forgive me my sins."
(c) "My God, My God, why is this happening to me?"
(d) "My God, My God, please save me from death."

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

4. What common portrayal of death did Maclean believe did not occur for the Smokejumpers?
(a) To see the future.
(b) To see the people waiting for them in Heaven.
(c) To see the people they love.
(d) To see their whole lives in review.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Fish Creek fire, where was the author standing when the fire jumped?

2. What did Maclean and the others agree was the second key point on the hillside they needed to locate?

3. What were the two nonhuman elements Maclean said were left after sight and fear were gone?

4. What was the first thing the author noticed about the ghost standing next to him?

5. What well-known magazine had a lead article entitled "Smokejumpers Suffer Ordeal by Fire?"

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