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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what experience does Smith compare his work for the fire department in the Introduction?
(a) Police work.
(b) Espionage.
(c) Wartime.
(d) Diplomacy.

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

3. Which Irish writer did Smith discuss in his letter to the editor?
(a) William Butler Yeats.
(b) James Joyce.
(c) Oscar Wilde.
(d) Samuel Beckett.

4. Which captain entered the Kelly Street apartment first?
(a) Capt. Smith.
(b) Capt. Frimes.
(c) Capt. Solwen.
(d) Capt. O'Brien.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Smith say computers can be used for in the firefighting field?

2. Why does Smith call firefighters the most "ubiquitous" civil servants?

3. Why did the firefighters have a difficult time getting into one of the Kelly Street apartments?

4. What kind of tool did the firefighters use to break down the door during the Kelly Street fire?

5. What happened to the young man seen running from the Kelly Street apartment?

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