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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is one of the best bibliographical references about the Mann Gulch fire available to Laird and Maclean?
(a) The head librarian at the local library.
(b) The chief librarian at the New York City Library.
(c) The Forest Service land office manager.
(d) The postmistress of a nearby logging town.

2. Of what material are the Mann Gulch crosses made?
(a) Plastic.
(b) Concrete.
(c) Marble.
(d) Wood.

3. How many Smokejumpers have died from fire since the Mann Gulch fire?
(a) Two.
(b) None.
(c) Ten.
(d) Five.

4. How did Maclean explain the change in the world after compassionately studying the fire at Mann Gulch?
(a) Moving from a "seeing world" to a "hearing world" by understanding the terrifying sounds of fire.
(b) Moving from a "seeing world" to a "feeling world" for the pain of others.
(c) Moving from a "hearing world" to a "feeling world" by learning from the past.
(d) Moving from a "feeling world" to a "comprehending world" for the loss of the Smokejumpers.

5. How did Rumsey verify that the tin can of potatoes the men found near Hellman's marker was the same one left there after the fire?
(a) He had not opened the can because it was dented on the bottom.
(b) He had used his knife to take off the top of the can for Hellman to have food and water.
(c) He had put a slit in the side of the can to allow Hellman to drink the liquid.
(d) He had used his knife to make holes through which Hellman could drink the liquid.

6. What did Maclean call the "No Man's Land" of the Mann Gulch fire?
(a) The point at which the men can run niether forward nor backward.
(b) The point at which the fire becomes a blowup.
(c) The point at which the men can see no escape from the fire.
(d) The point at which the fire was fifty yards behind the men running in semidarkness.

7. When did Maclean begin his research on the Mann Gulch fire?
(a) 1986.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1987.

8. After Smokejumpers are dropped on a fire, what time do they say the fire will be put out?
(a) By noon the next day.
(b) By ten o'clock the next morning.
(c) Ten hours after they land.
(d) Twenty four hours after they reach the fire.

9. What were the two nonhuman elements Maclean said were left after sight and fear were gone?
(a) Smoke and flames.
(b) Fire and carbon dioxide.
(c) Heat and toxic gases.
(d) Carbon monoxide and flames.

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

11. What did Maclean believe the Smokejumpers had accomplished spiritually at the time of their deaths?
(a) Unite with earth, fire, and the sky.
(b) Asking for understanding.
(c) Unite with lost ones.
(d) Praying to their gods.

12. Who made the crosses that mark the spots the Smokejumpers fell, defeated by the fire?
(a) Wag Dodge and his crew.
(b) The Red Cross.
(c) The Smokejumpers in Missoula.
(d) The U.S. Forest Service.

13. What was the name of the doctor who went in with the rescue crew the night of the fire?
(a) Dr. Thomas.
(b) Dr. Jansson.
(c) Dr. Williams.
(d) Dr. Hawkins.

14. What date did Maclean, Robinson, Sallee, and Rumsey agree to meet and visit Mann Gulch?
(a) July 1, 1978.
(b) June 3, 1978.
(c) June 8, 1976.
(d) July 4, 1976.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Arthur P. Brackebush?

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

3. What did Maclean's wife die from?

4. What did the blowup and its fire rising out of Mann Gulch look like?

5. Who was the first man to crawl through the crevice at the reef during their escape from the fire?

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