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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the Kelly Street apartment landlord charged with after the fire?
(a) Two counts of murder.
(b) One count of murder.
(c) One count of arson.
(d) He was not charged.

2. Which writer once suggested that the story finds the author?
(a) Charlotte Gilman.
(b) Sarah Orne Jewett..
(c) Katherine Anne Porter.
(d) Shirley Jackson.

3. To which publication did Dennis Smith write a letter that caught the attention of editors?
(a) New York Times.
(b) Washington Post.
(c) Time magazine.
(d) New York Times Book Review.

4. How did Smith feel when first approached about writing a memoir of firefighting?
(a) Convinced that people would never understand firefighters.
(b) Concerned that he did not know enough about firefighting.
(c) Challenged by the act of writing the way climbers are challenged by mountains.
(d) Concerned that he would be incapable of writing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the firefighter die in the previous incident mentioned in Chapter 2?

2. Why does Smith say there are fewer fires today compared to the period during which he served?

3. To what experience does Smith compare his work for the fire department in the Introduction?

4. Before discovering the culprit, how did Smith describe the fatal fire on Kelly Street?

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

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