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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Smith, how should kids who pull malicious false alarms be treated?
(a) They should be warned of the consequences of false alarms.
(b) They should be returned to their parents.
(c) They should be given guidance care by social services.
(d) They should be sent to an institution for a year.

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

4. How do firefighters get enough oxygen when a building is thick with smoke?
(a) By breaking out windows to get oxygen in.
(b) By first clearing out some of the smoke.
(c) By crawling on their stomachs to reach the oxygen at floor level.
(d) By using oxygen tanks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Capt. Frimes at the Kelly Street fire?

2. What is the primary problem with New York City, in Smith's eyes?

3. What did the welfare inspector recommend to the welfare agency after the visit?

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

5. To which kind of call was the firefighter responding when he was killed, prior to the events in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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