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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When did the Forest Service begin using planes to spot fires?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1920.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1930.
2. 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.
3. Who was the first man to begin tagging the bodies laying along the hill at Mann Gulch?
(a) Roos.
(b) Dodge.
(c) Miller.
(d) Jansson.
4. How did Jansson identify Harrison's body?
(a) By his pinkie ring.
(b) By the Catholic medallion around his neck.
(c) By his tattoo.
(d) By the shovel laying next to him with his initials carved in it.
5. What did the Fish Creek fire sound like as the author looked for an escape?
(a) A tornado.
(b) A freight train.
(c) A waterfall.
(d) A whooshing sound.
6. Who was destroying the food supply for the abundant animal population in the area?
(a) The farmers.
(b) The sheep herders.
(c) The locusts.
(d) The fox population.
7. What did Harry Gisborne witness in 1929?
(a) A blowup.
(b) A crown fire.
(c) A drift fire.
(d) A pitch fire.
8. What would have happened had the author stepped across the fire immediately when it jumped the trail?
(a) It would have reached beds of fallen needles and smoldered.
(b) It would have been blown by opposite winds.
(c) It would have been caught between the lake and the mountain.
(d) It would have reached the water and extinguished itself.
9. What did the fire look like when it jumped the trail at Fish Creek?
(a) A wall of fire.
(b) A small Indian campfire.
(c) A stove fire.
(d) A two alarm blaze.
10. What did the Smokejumpers of Mann Gulch wear to protect their heads on the jump?
(a) Army helmets.
(b) Wrestling helmets.
(c) Football helmets.
(d) Pillow helmets.
11. What color was the face of the ghost walking next to the author on the mountain?
(a) Grey.
(b) Red.
(c) Orange.
(d) Black.
12. How did the author answer the question that the voice in the fire had asked?
(a) "Help me please."
(b) "I keep slipping back."
(c) "I am lost, too."
(d) "I am okay, really."
13. What are the natural components of a blowup?
(a) Fire, canyons, and dry air.
(b) Fire, clouds, and winds.
(c) Fire, oxygen, and wood.
(d) Fire, smoke, and men.
14. What did the author do when he reached the mountain ridge, having escaped the Fish Creek fire?
(a) Took in huge gulps of air.
(b) Put out the fire on his shoelaces.
(c) Sat down to rest.
(d) Cried.
15. When did the author first hear a voice in the fire during the Fish Creek fire?
(a) When he was halfway off the mountain.
(b) When he returned to the fire station.
(c) When he got to the lake.
(d) When he reached the top of the mountain.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the cause of 75% of forest fires?
2. What important piece of equipment was broken in the parachute landing at Mann Gulch?
3. What kind of boots was the author wearing while running in the Fish Creek fire?
4. What important accomplishment did Louis-Sebastien Lenormand achieve in 1783?
5. What is a crown fire?
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