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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 Maclean believe were the final cries of the men who died on the ridge?
2. After Smokejumpers are dropped on a fire, what time do they say the fire will be put out?
3. Who did Maclean watch play billiards nearly every day when he was a young teacher?
4. How did Maclean compare the death of his wife and the death of the Smokejumpers?
5. What promise did the Forest Service make to Maclean?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened to the men when they left the foreman, Dodge, at the site of the escape fire? What name did the author give to the point at which the men left? From what perspective did the author tell the story of their assent?
2. What was the movie released in 1952 about the Mann Gulch fire? What does Maclean note about the film and its historic accuracy?
3. How did the perspective shift as the author continued his discussion of the fire from looking at the mushroom cloud in the sky? What did he hope to learn by changing perspective?
4. What were Sallee and Rumsey arguing about as Maclean approached them on the ridge? What did they agree on?
5. What did the land in Mann Gulch look like in the aftermath of the fire?
6. What did the author mean when he spoke of bi-visual and tri-visual?
7. What two emotions governed the analysis of the tragedy at Mann Gulch? How did Maclean describe the first emotion among the men in Mann Gulch?
8. How did Jansson's explanation of why the non-flammable objects such as wallets and watches were found uphill from the men's bodies? How did his explanation differ from that of the Forest Service?
9. How did the author describe the final moments of the men's lives before the fire overtook them? What elements of nature were prominent in their lives just before their deaths? How did they actually die?
10. How did Maclean explain the picture of a big fire? What was it made up of in his opinion?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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