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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the firefighters discover when they arrived at the Kelly Street fire in Chapter 1?
(a) A young man, on fire, running out of the building.
(b) A young man calling from an open window.
(c) A young woman screaming that her child is in the building.
(d) A young man fleeing the scene.

2. What were the "high incidence hours" that Tactical Control Unit 712 became responsible for?
(a) 3 p.m. and 1 a.m.
(b) 6 p.m. and 4 a.m.
(c) 6 a.m. and 4 p.m.
(d) Noon and 10 p.m.

3. What did the landlord of the Kelly Street apartments do once the youths had spread the gasoline around?
(a) He was not at the scene.
(b) He tried to get the young men out.
(c) He threw a match and locked the men in.
(d) He had the young men light the gasoline.

4. To which publication did Dennis Smith write a letter that caught the attention of editors?
(a) Time magazine.
(b) Washington Post.
(c) New York Times.
(d) New York Times Book Review.

5. What was the average daily number of false alarms in New York City during the time period covered by the book?
(a) 100.
(b) 147.
(c) 50.
(d) 250.

Short Answer Questions

1. From which service area did Fireman Vinny Royce switch to join Engine Co. 82?

2. Why did Smith want to re-read the Yeats poem about wise men becoming tense with violence before they can accomplish fate?

3. What did Smith find buried under the rubble at the Charlotte Street apartment in Chapter 5?

4. Why do some kids pull false fire alarms, according to the book?

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

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