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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the plan not work out?
(a) Ladder Co. 31 had a dramatic increase in calls.
(b) Engine Co. 82 had a dramatic increase in calls.
(c) Each company had a dramatic increase in calls.
(d) There was confusion about which company should respond to which fires.

2. What is one example of a booby trap sometimes left by arsonists?
(a) Gasoline cans that will explode as the fire spreads.
(b) A piece of linoleum covering a hole in an upper floor.
(c) Locked doors to trap firefighters.
(d) Broken glass left on the floors.

3. What happened to Capt. Frimes at the Kelly Street fire?
(a) Nothing happened to him.
(b) He was burned by the fire.
(c) He was trapped by debris in the apartment.
(d) He was overcome with smoke and had to be pulled out.

4. How long did Smith take off to recover from the throat damage he sustained during the Prospect Avenue fire in Chapter 3?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) One week.
(c) Five days.
(d) One month.

5. Where did the firemen's training occur?
(a) Long Island.
(b) Staten Island.
(c) Welfare Island.
(d) Ellis Island.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the kids across the street from the Union Avenue fire do when the firefighters arrived?

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

3. What orders did the doctors give Smith after his injury from the Prospect Avenue fire?

4. Which writer once suggested that the story finds the author?

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

(see the answer key)

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