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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which firefighter died shortly before the time Chapter 2 takes place?
(a) Bob Starr.
(b) Mike O'Brien.
(c) Mike Sullivan.
(d) Mike Carr.

2. Approximately how many calls did Engine Co. 82 respond to the year before the book was written?
(a) Over 10,500.
(b) Under 8,000.
(c) Over 9,000.
(d) Over 10,000.

3. What injury did the young Hispanic boy suffer during the dinner time call to Home and Simpson streets?
(a) A broken arm.
(b) A broken leg.
(c) A broken neck.
(d) Abrasions and bruises.

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

5. How did Smith view the Kelly Street fire after the culprit was found?
(a) A preventable crime.
(b) An example of divine justice.
(c) An example of ironic justice.
(d) An example of the real devil getting away and the children being victimized.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which city did Smith serve?

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

3. Who was the second injured person found by firefighters at the Home and Simpson streets intersection, and how was he injured?

4. Which magazine asked Smith to write about firefighters?

5. Approximately what percentage of the fire department's calls were for actual fires?

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