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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was one of many reasons Maclean thought Henry Thol, Sr. should be proud of his son?
(a) His son was the closest man to the top of the ridge.
(b) His son died while protecting another man.
(c) His son was not alone when he died.
(d) His son carried a picture of his family with him.

2. What were the emotions governing the Mann Gulch tragedy since it was first analyzed?
(a) Fear and longing.
(b) Fear and anger.
(c) Fear and disgust.
(d) Fear and pity.

3. Where did Maclean place the ashes of his wife Jessie when she died?
(a) On Mount Helena.
(b) On Mount Jessie.
(c) On the western bank of the Missouri.
(d) At Seely Lake.

4. Where did Maclean finally find Robert Sallee?
(a) In Missoula.
(b) In Helena.
(c) In Seattle.
(d) In Portland.

5. What is "Red Skies of Montana?"
(a) A book written about the Mann Gulch Fire.
(b) A movie made about the Mann Gulch Fire.
(c) The name given to the Gates of the Mountains.
(d) The new branch of the Smokejumpers.

6. What happened to the Smokejumpers once they left Dodge and his escape fire?
(a) They were without structure and command and free to be afraid.
(b) They were unaware they were going to die in the fire.
(c) They were without knowledge as to what was happening.
(d) They were certain they would wake from the horrible dream.

7. What emotion did Maclean believe was the last one felt by those still living when young people have died?
(a) Damnation.
(b) Pity.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Sadness.

8. What did Maclean believe were the final cries of the men who died on the ridge?
(a) Ones of rage.
(b) Ones of disbelief.
(c) Ones of self-compassion.
(d) Ones of self-pity.

9. What were the only sensations the men running from the fire were aware of?
(a) Heat and starvation.
(b) Heat and loneliness.
(c) Heat and futility.
(d) Heat and thirst.

10. What time was recorded on the watch found near the bodies?
(a) Three forty-five.
(b) Four minutes to six.
(c) Nine thirty.
(d) Twenty minutes to ten.

11. To what did Maclean compare the fire lower on the hillside as it met the escape fire set by Dodge?
(a) Deranged military monsters enraged by the obstacle in front of them.
(b) Deranged mice running toward a mouse hole and hitting a wall.
(c) Deranged soldiers running blindly into the smoke and fire.
(d) Deranged serpents searching for food.

12. What observation did Jansson and the doctor at the scene make about the final steps of the men who died on the hill?
(a) They fell and were instantly devoured by the fire.
(b) They fell, then rose and took a few steps, then fell again.
(c) They were dead before they fell to the ground.
(d) They fell and got up many times before dying.

13. When was the only time Smokejumpers were allowed to be alone while fighting a fire?
(a) As they fell to earth from the plane.
(b) As they ate a meal.
(c) As they made escape fires.
(d) As they dug trenches and holes.

14. How did Maclean compare the death of his wife and the death of the Smokejumpers?
(a) Courage stuggling for oxygen.
(b) Loneliness and pain in the last breath.
(c) Peace in knowing Heaven was next.
(d) Pain and sadness gasping for air.

15. Where did Maclean finally locate Walter Rumsey?
(a) In Boise, Idaho.
(b) In Seattle, Washington.
(c) In Lincoln, Nebraska.
(d) In Chicago, Illinois.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Maclean and the others decide was one key point on the hillside they needed to locate?

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

3. What promise did the Forest Service make to Maclean?

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

5. What year is generally seen as the beginning of modern scientific study of fire behavior?

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