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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Smith view the fire department's amusement park trip for neighborhood children?
(a) He believed most of the children were cynical about the trip.
(b) He believed it improved relations and made the children less likely to pull false alarms.
(c) He believed the kids who attended were not the ones who needed help the most.
(d) He believed it was ultimately a waste of time.

2. Who was the second injured person found by firefighters at the Home and Simpson streets intersection, and how was he injured?
(a) The driver; he had been beaten by the angry crowd.
(b) A bystander mistaken for the driver and beaten.
(c) The boy's friend, who was also hit.
(d) The driver; he sustained the injuries in the accident.

3. How did Smith believe the city was treated by the state?
(a) He felt the state placed too many requirements on the city.
(b) He felt the state put too much emphasis on the city.
(c) He felt the state took the city's tax money, but failed to provide adequate services.
(d) He felt the state tried to control the city.

4. What did the newspaper article say a firefighter rescued following a rubbish fire?
(a) A raccoon.
(b) A squirrel.
(c) A chipmunk.
(d) A robin.

5. Why did one firefighter want to start up a collection at the station in Chapter 7?
(a) To replace the stove and improve eating conditions.
(b) To replace the refrigerator.
(c) To replace the dishwasher and improve their unsterile eating conditions.
(d) To pay for the firefighter's medical care.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did the air pack weigh that Fireman Bill Kelsey put on his back while responding to the Southern Boulevard fire call in Chapter 8?

2. What board game were the firemen playing in Chapter 3?

3. What one gift did Smith want more than anything as a child?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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