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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the fire starters light the forest fire in Fish Creek?
(a) Near the mouth of the tributary.
(b) Close to the Forest Service station.
(c) At the edge of a clearing.
(d) In the middle of the forest.

2. What question does a Smokejumper foreman ask while fighting a fire?
(a) "Where is a good escape route?"
(b) "Where are the tools?"
(c) "Is every man accounted for?"
(d) "Where is the biggest fire?"

3. How did Dodge die five years after the fire?
(a) Lung cancer.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Parkinson's.
(d) Hodgkin's disease.

4. For what organization did the Smokejumpers work?
(a) The National Guard.
(b) The Forest Service.
(c) The Air Force.
(d) The Army.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the ghost do to the author while the two were on the mountainside?

2. In what novel is an escape fire used by an old trapper to save his party?

3. Who was C.A. Gustafson?

4. When on the ridge in Mann Gulch, what did Maclean witness Sallee and Rumsey argue about?

5. Where was the author's cabin located?

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