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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Approximately how many firefighters died each year in New York at the time the book was written?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Eight.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

2. To which kind of call was the firefighter responding when he was killed, prior to the events in Chapter 2?
(a) A malicious false alarm.
(b) A stabbing.
(c) An auto accident.
(d) A burning apartment building.

3. Why was Smith sent to the hospital after the Prospect Avenue fire?
(a) He broke his ankle leaving the building.
(b) He suffered injuries from falling debris.
(c) He sustained smoke damage to his throat.
(d) He suffered slight burns.

4. What kind of tool did the firefighters use to break down the door during the Kelly Street fire?
(a) Mulligan tool.
(b) Sullivan tool.
(c) Donegan tool.
(d) Halligan tool.

5. What is one example of a booby trap sometimes left by arsonists?
(a) A piece of linoleum covering a hole in an upper floor.
(b) Gasoline cans that will explode as the fire spreads.
(c) Locked doors to trap firefighters.
(d) Broken glass left on the floors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Smith consider the most admirable characteristic of firefighters?

2. Which captain entered the Kelly Street apartment first?

3. Which writer once suggested that the story finds the author?

4. How was a firefighter injured while rescuing a child from a fire on Prospect Avenue?

5. Why did the plan not work out?

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