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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. How did the firefighter die in the previous incident mentioned in Chapter 2?
(a) He was badly burned in a fire.
(b) He died of smoke inhalation while battling a fire.
(c) He fell off the fire truck as it rounded a corner and died from his injuries.
(d) He suffered a heart attack.

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

4. Who was responsible for the fire at the Kelly Street apartments?
(a) A disgruntled employee.
(b) The landlord.
(c) One of the renters.
(d) Someone with a grudge against a resident.

5. What board game were the firemen playing in Chapter 3?
(a) Risk.
(b) Backgammon.
(c) Scrabble.
(d) Monopoly.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To which publication did Dennis Smith write a letter that caught the attention of editors?

3. How was Fireman Nick Riso injured while responding to a call?

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

5. What kind of test was Fireman Benny Carroll studying for in Chapter 3?

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