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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did the author hear a voice say to him as he ran to avoid being killed in the Fish Creek fire?
2. Where was the Fish Creek fire when the author finally stopped running?
3. Who did Rumsey and Sallee find ahead of them while they were running from the fire?
4. Where did the fire starters light the forest fire in Fish Creek?
5. What happened to Jansson after the Mann Gulch fire?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where was the author when the fire spread to the side hill trail, the firefighters' second line of defense? What important decision did he make right as he saw the fire jump from one side of the trail to the other?
2. Who invented the first parachutes? What were parachutes and their cords made of then? What material were they made of in 1949 when the Smokejumpers landed on Mann Gulch? Why?
3. Why were the grasses so high on the north side at the time of the fire? What implications did this have for the Mann Gulch fire?
4. Why did the author finally decide he needed to see the Mann Gulch fire the summer he was staying in his cabin at Seely Lake?
5. How were the Smokejumpers delivered to the drop site? Who was on the plane with them? What did each man do in the mission?
6. What did the author know about the Mann Gulch fire based on his experience with fires as a young man?
7. When was the fire at Mann Gulch? Where was the author at the time of the fire? When the author arrived in the small town at Seely Lake, how did he learn of the fire at Mann Gulch? What did he learn about the death of the smokejumpers who were sent to fight the fire?
8. What is the Story of the Three Winds?
9. Why did Dodge set a fire in front of the fire raging toward himself and his men on Mann Gulch? What was he trying to accomplish? Why did his men not follow his orders?
10. What were the topographical differences in the north and the south sides of the mountains separated by Mann Gulch? What did these conditions have to do with the fire?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
There are certain attributes and personalities that are typical of a Forest Service Smokejumper. Who is the typical Smokejumper? Write a detailed profile of a Smokejumper and include as much information as possible.
Essay Topic 2
Maclean and Laird Richardson developed three main questions for which they would seek answers during their study of the Mann Gulch fire. What were those three questions, and did the two men find the answers? If so, what were the answers they found?
Essay Topic 3
Maclean speaks throughout his book about the importance of studying and understanding the Mann Gulch fire of 1949. Discuss why Maclean believes it is important to understand this disaster completely.
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