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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many men competed for firemen positions that day?
(a) 6,000.
(b) 5,000.
(c) 8,000.
(d) 10,000.
2. Approximately how many children were at the ice cream party in Chapter 9?
(a) 200.
(b) 300.
(c) 250.
(d) 120.
3. How were most people escaping from the blaze on Intervale Avenue in Chapter 10?
(a) Through the windows.
(b) Down the stairs.
(c) By fire escape.
(d) Through access doors to the roof.
4. While responding to an apartment fire on Simpson Street in Chapter 7, what did the firefighters see two teenagers carrying down the stairs?
(a) A radio and toaster oven.
(b) A television and toaster oven.
(c) A radio and television.
(d) A television and phonograph.
5. Why did the city fence off the empty lots near the fire station?
(a) To cut down on prostitution.
(b) To keep children away from dangerous areas.
(c) To prevent drug dealers from using the lots.
(d) To prevent garbage from being dumped.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why did Smith choose to transfer to Engine Co. 82?
2. How did Smith view the fire department's amusement park trip for neighborhood children?
3. How did Smith march in the St. Patrick's Day parade in Chapter 6?
4. How many stitches did Fireman Billy-o get in Chapter 7?
5. What is the minimum height for a fireman in New York?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Smith distinguish between acts of shoplifting and looting within poor neighborhoods?
2. Did Smith feel that the rich New Yorkers mentioned in Chapter 7, who were raising money to bail out Black Panthers, had any real understanding of need?
3. Why did Smith view being a firemen as a sign of success when he was a child?
4. Describe the character of Lieutenant Collins.
5. Does Smith feel that society has become more violent over the years, and if so, why?
6. How did Smith convince himself of the need to respond to all calls when he found himself getting fed up with the arson incidents?
7. How did the elementary student, Cynthia, approach her interview with Smith in Chapter 9?
8. What was Smith's attitude toward the man hanging around at the Union Avenue fire in Chapter 10? How did he feel about the man screaming that the firemen were not taking fire victims to the hospital because they didn't care about black people?
9. How did Dennis Smith feel as a child when the welfare inspector visited his family?
10. How did contemplating the changing seasons make it easier for Smith to deal with the dangers of his job?
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