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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In which borough did Smith serve?
(a) Lower East Side.
(b) South Bronx.
(c) Harlem.
(d) Bedford-Stuyvesant.

3. In Smith's description, how does the life of a firefighter differ from that of other city workers?
(a) They are the least respected of all city workers.
(b) When he leaves in the morning, he may not come home alive.
(c) They are the brave ones.
(d) They are the most respected of all city workers.

4. Who was responsible for the most malicious false alarms?
(a) Criminals.
(b) Adults.
(c) Children.
(d) Teenagers.

5. How did the firefighters save the life of the overdose victim on Hoe Avenue?
(a) By pumping his stomach.
(b) By performing mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
(c) By performing CPR.
(d) By shoving ice down his pants.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which captain entered the Kelly Street apartment first?

2. How do firefighters get enough oxygen when a building is thick with smoke?

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

4. For which time period did Smith work as a firefighter in the South Bronx?

5. What were the "high incidence hours" that Tactical Control Unit 712 became responsible for?

(see the answer key)

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