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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of tool did the firefighters use to break down the door during the Kelly Street fire?
(a) Halligan tool.
(b) Donegan tool.
(c) Mulligan tool.
(d) Sullivan tool.

2. Which writer once suggested that the story finds the author?
(a) Charlotte Gilman.
(b) Katherine Anne Porter.
(c) Sarah Orne Jewett..
(d) Shirley Jackson.

3. What is the primary problem with New York City, in Smith's eyes?
(a) It is not integrated.
(b) There are too many minorities.
(c) It is too poor.
(d) It is simply too big.

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

5. How did Smith view the firefighters he wrote about in the book compared to firefighters across the country?
(a) They are unique in their experiences.
(b) They are representative of all firefighters.
(c) They are the most skilled.
(d) They are unique in their level of bravery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before discovering the culprit, how did Smith describe the fatal fire on Kelly Street?

2. Why was his wife upset the morning Smith went back to work?

3. Why does Smith call firefighters the most "ubiquitous" civil servants?

4. Which firefighter died shortly before the time Chapter 2 takes place?

5. How was Fireman Nick Riso injured while responding to a call?

(see the answer key)

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