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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Smith say there are fewer fires today compared to the period during which he served?
(a) The wider use of fire extinguishers has led to small fires being put out before the fire trucks arrive.
(b) There is more intolerance for crime, and radicalism has decreased.
(c) The population has decreased and there are more empty buildings.
(d) Fire safety codes have made buildings less prone to fire.

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

3. For which time period did Smith work as a firefighter in the South Bronx?
(a) 1969-1976.
(b) 1960-67.
(c) 1962-1969.
(d) 1966-73.

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

5. What did the sound of four 5 bells announce at the fire station?
(a) Injuries to a firefighter.
(b) The death of a firefighter in the line of duty.
(c) A car accident.
(d) A multiple-alarm fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What field did Smith's wife want him to go into instead of firefighting?

2. What did Smith keep in his locker at the fire station?

3. In Smith's description, how does the life of a firefighter differ from that of other city workers?

4. What was the average daily number of false alarms in New York City during the time period covered by the book?

5. Why did the firefighters think the car in the middle of Stebbins Avenue was stolen?

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