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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did W.R. Moore assist Maclean in his research about Mann Gulch?
(a) He ordered that all documentation on the fire be sent to the library in Missoula.
(b) He ordered that all documents on the fire be sent to Washington, D.C.
(c) He ordered that all documentation on the fire be put on the internet.
(d) He ordered that all Forest Service documents on the fire be available to Maclean.

2. What was one of many reasons Maclean thought Henry Thol, Sr. should be proud of his son?
(a) His son carried a picture of his family with him.
(b) His son was the closest man to the top of the ridge.
(c) His son died while protecting another man.
(d) His son was not alone when he died.

3. Who did the author believe started the forest fire at Fish Creek?
(a) Local hoodlums.
(b) The sheep herders.
(c) The fire deparment.
(d) The homesteaders.

4. Who was Hal Samsel?
(a) The Forest Ranger responsible for guided tours of the gulch.
(b) The spotter on the plane that dropped the Smokejumpers into the gulch.
(c) The pilot who dropped the Smokejumpers into Mann Gulch.
(d) The Loft foreman and son of a Forest Ranger.

5. Where did the author begin running when the Fish Creek fire caught at the next fire line?
(a) Downhill.
(b) Toward the lake.
(c) Back to the fire house.
(d) Uphill.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the additional firefighters needed in Mann Gulch get there?

2. When was the first parachute jump made on a forest fire?

3. What did the Smokejumpers of Mann Gulch wear to protect their heads on the jump?

4. Who did Rumsey and Sallee find ahead of them while they were running from the fire?

5. What did Maclean call the "North Star that guides all arguments?"

(see the answer key)

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