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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Capt. Frimes at the Kelly Street fire?
(a) He was trapped by debris in the apartment.
(b) He was overcome with smoke and had to be pulled out.
(c) He was burned by the fire.
(d) Nothing happened to him.

2. How did the firefighters save the life of the overdose victim on Hoe Avenue?
(a) By performing mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
(b) By shoving ice down his pants.
(c) By performing CPR.
(d) By pumping his stomach.

3. Why did the men take turns manning the hose while battling the apartment building fire in Chapter 5?
(a) Because some of them were in training.
(b) Because they were physically tired.
(c) Because they were sleepy.
(d) To get a break from the cold weather.

4. Why was Dennis upset about the visit from the welfare inspector?
(a) The inspector spoke to his mother harshly.
(b) He thought his friends would see the inspector and he was ashamed about being poor.
(c) He was afraid the family would be denied more benefits.
(d) He was afraid the inspector would find the hidden television.

5. From which service area did Fireman Vinny Royce switch to join Engine Co. 82?
(a) Harlem.
(b) Lower East Side.
(c) East Harlem.
(d) Beford-Stuyvesant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was responsible for the fire at the Kelly Street apartments?

2. What happened to several firefighters (including Smith) fighting a blaze at a two-story factory building?

3. What injury did the young Hispanic boy suffer during the dinner time call to Home and Simpson streets?

4. Whose job is it to investigate suspicious fires?

5. How would firefighters have designed a building differently to make firefighting easier, according to Smith?

(see the answer key)

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