View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Jansson, Sallee, and Roos find alive on the other side of the ridge from the other survivors?
(a) Thol.
(b) Hellman.
(c) Sylvia.
(d) Daily.

2. Who was the first man to begin tagging the bodies laying along the hill at Mann Gulch?
(a) Dodge.
(b) Roos.
(c) Miller.
(d) Jansson.

3. What did Mike Mansfield accomplish for the families of the fallen Smokejumpers?
(a) He raised the burial allowance from $200 to $400 dollars.
(b) He added funds to the Forest Service.
(c) He tried to delay the Mann Gulch Report.
(d) He appointed a special advisor to assess the situation.

4. Where did Maclean finally locate Walter Rumsey?
(a) In Chicago, Illinois.
(b) In Seattle, Washington.
(c) In Boise, Idaho.
(d) In Lincoln, Nebraska.

5. Who was Elmer Bloom?
(a) The movie producer.
(b) The announcer.
(c) The movie director.
(d) The Forest Service photographer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Gisborne die?

2. How did the author answer the question that the voice in the fire had asked?

3. Who told the author about the Mann Gulch fire when he came to town?

4. Who named the area around Mann Gulch the "Gates of the Mountains?"

5. What was one reasonable cause of the Mann Gulch fire advanced by scientists?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 248 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample