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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. When did the author first notice the Mann Gulch fire?
2. How did the author describe the sound of the fire getting very close?
3. Who did Rumsey and Sallee find ahead of them while they were running from the fire?
4. What was the severely burned deer doing as the author watched?
5. Where did the burned and disabled deer die?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did the author learn about the Mann Gulch fire smokejumpers? How did this affect him? Why was the author so interested in the news of the Mann Gulch fire?
2. Where was the ranger station in which the author was stationed? What was the commonly held belief about the Fish Creek fire? Why was this theory reasonable?
3. What did the Fish Creek fire look like as it jumped the trail? What choices did the author have the moment he decided to stand in front of the fire to try to put it out?
4. What did the author know about the Mann Gulch fire based on his experience with fires as a young man?
5. What is the Story of the Three Winds?
6. What are the two causes of fires? What caused the Mann Gulch fire? Where did the fire start? How?
7. What is a crown fire? How does it become ignited? What does it sound like in the forest? What elements are necessary to create a crown fire?
8. When the author returned to the spot in which he had stood when the fire jumped the trail, what did he realize about himself? What did he realize about the fire?
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 did the author do when he reached the top of the ridge? What did he decide to do next?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Henry Thol, Sr. was the leader of the group of families suing the Forest Service for the wrongful death of their family members. Discuss Mr. Thol and the impact he had on the Mann Gulch fire. What was his opinion of how the young men died in the fire? Why was it important to Maclean's investigation?
Essay Topic 2
The escape fire Wag Dodge set on the ridge was an important part of the story of the fire. Equally, his fire was a controversial part of the story. Discuss the escape fire, why it was set, the theory behind how it worked, and why it was controversial.
Essay Topic 3
Maclean discussed different types of fires in his story and explains that these different fires converged at Mann Gulch. How did Maclean explain the Mann Gulch fire in terms of types of fires? Why is it important to the credibility of the story to understand different types of fires?
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