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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did the firefighters encounter while bringing the hose up the stairs of the burning apartment building on Fox Street?
(a) The woman and two children who lived in the burning apartment.
(b) Two young arsonists.
(c) An elderly man fleeing the building.
(d) A young child.

2. Which two companies were prohibited from responding to the same fire under the new plan?
(a) 82 and 90.
(b) 82 and 92.
(c) 85 and 87.
(d) 82 and 85.

3. What does Smith say computers can be used for in the firefighting field?
(a) Computers can be used to reduce response times.
(b) Computers can project how many fires will occur in a given day.
(c) Computers can help firefighters determine the best way to fight a fire.
(d) Computers can help fire trucks find fires faster.

4. How did Smith view the Kelly Street fire after the culprit was found?
(a) An example of the real devil getting away and the children being victimized.
(b) An example of ironic justice.
(c) A preventable crime.
(d) An example of divine justice.

5. Approximately what percentage of the fire department's calls were for actual fires?
(a) One-third.
(b) One-half.
(c) One-quarter.
(d) Three-quarters.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was one of the firefighters upset about the Vietnam War protesters?

2. What did the firefighters find on Freeman Street during one of the calls in Chapter 3?

3. What did the landlord of the Kelly Street apartments do once the youths had spread the gasoline around?

4. What were the three young men doing in the empty Kelly Street apartment building?

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

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