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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the author first hear a voice in the fire during the Fish Creek fire?
(a) When he reached the top of the mountain.
(b) When he returned to the fire station.
(c) When he was halfway off the mountain.
(d) When he got to the lake.

2. Who did Rumsey and Sallee find ahead of them while they were running from the fire?
(a) Harrison.
(b) Jansson.
(c) Dodge.
(d) Hellman.

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

4. How did the additional firefighters needed in Mann Gulch get there?
(a) By boat on the Missouri River.
(b) By hiking up the side of the gulch.
(c) By jeep to within a mile of the fire
(d) By plane and parachute.

5. Where did the firefighters go as the fire spread toward them in Fish Creek?
(a) They backed up to the sidehill trail.
(b) They backed up to the foot of the mountain.
(c) They backed up to the fire station.
(d) They backed up to the water's edge.

6. Who was the head of the Helena National Forest Canyon Ferry District?
(a) Bill Harrison.
(b) Charles Merriweather.
(c) Robert Jansson.
(d) Wag Dodge.

7. Where did Sallee and Rumsey run to get out of the fire's path?
(a) Into a cave.
(b) Into an opening in the reef.
(c) Down the side of the ridge.
(d) In the opposite direction of the fire.

8. What did the author say he saw while fighting the Fish Creek fire?
(a) A house on fire.
(b) Lightening strike a tree.
(c) Farmers moving their cows.
(d) A ghost.

9. Where was the headquarters for Region One of the Forest Service?
(a) Missoula.
(b) Kalispell.
(c) Butte.
(d) Helena.

10. What happened to Jansson after the Mann Gulch fire?
(a) He divorced his wife, who could not understand him.
(b) He became ill and died.
(c) He moved to Idaho.
(d) He asked to be transferred to another location.

11. What did Jansson send up to the survivors of the Mann Gulch fire?
(a) A doctor, litter, blankets, and blood plasma.
(b) A doctor and more firefighters.
(c) A doctor, food, and assistance.
(d) Food, blankets, and water.

12. What was Frank Derry wearing on one infamous jump?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A Cowardly Lion costume.
(c) A Santa Claus outfit.
(d) A Smokey the Bear costume.

13. Who was destroying the food supply for the abundant animal population in the area?
(a) The locusts.
(b) The farmers.
(c) The sheep herders.
(d) The fox population.

14. What quality of Dodge's led to his escape from death by the fire?
(a) His ability to remain calm.
(b) His ability to use tools.
(c) His ability to follow the smoke.
(d) His ability to run.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the author begin running when the Fish Creek fire caught at the next fire line?

2. What did the fire look like when it jumped the trail at Fish Creek?

3. What did Mrs. Brown say to the author when she opened the door?

4. How long did the author hear stories about the Mann Gulch fire before he felt he needed to see it himself?

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

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