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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Whose job is it to investigate suspicious fires?
(a) Arson specialists.
(b) The fire chief.
(c) Fire marshals.
(d) Fire investigators.

5. Why does Smith call firefighters the most "ubiquitous" civil servants?
(a) They are the civil servants who most frequently interact with individuals.
(b) They are the best funded of all civil service departments.
(c) They are the most numerous civil servants.
(d) They respond to calls involving each and every natural and man-made disaster.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which Irish writer did Smith discuss in his letter to the editor?

4. What do arsonists sometimes do when they leave the scene of a fire?

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

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