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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the one thought the Smokejumpers shared as they ran from the fire?
(a) To find some water.
(b) To find Sallee and Rumsey.
(c) To find some place cool.
(d) To find a way back to their foreman.

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

4. What color was the face of the ghost walking next to the author on the mountain?
(a) Grey.
(b) Black.
(c) Orange.
(d) Red.

5. What was the severely burned deer doing as the author watched?
(a) Drinking water.
(b) Running back and forth across a road.
(c) Looking at the fire.
(d) Eating leaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the cause of 75% of forest fires?

2. When was the only time Smokejumpers were allowed to be alone while fighting a fire?

3. What was Frank Derry wearing on one infamous jump?

4. What effect did Dodge's escape fire have on the Mann Gulch fire, according to Maclean?

5. What did Jansson send up to the survivors of the Mann Gulch fire?

(see the answer key)

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