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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was Fireman Nick Riso injured while responding to a call?
(a) He suffered smoke inhalation.
(b) He was involved in a car accident.
(c) Someone threw a brick at him while he was responding to a call.
(d) He was injured in a fire.

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

3. Why did the firefighters have a difficult time getting into one of the Kelly Street apartments?
(a) The door lacked a doorknob.
(b) The door was locked.
(c) The door was barricaded.
(d) The door was extremely hot.

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

5. Why did the firefighters think the car in the middle of Stebbins Avenue was stolen?
(a) The radio was gone.
(b) The windows were broken.
(c) The wheels and tires had been removed.
(d) The steering wheel was gone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Smith say there are fewer fires today compared to the period during which he served?

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

3. How long did Smith take off to recover from the throat damage he sustained during the Prospect Avenue fire in Chapter 3?

4. According to Smith, how should kids who pull malicious false alarms be treated?

5. How does Smith envision false alarms occurring in richer neighborhoods?

(see the answer key)

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