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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the burned and disabled deer die?
(a) In the creek.
(b) On a burning log.
(c) At the base of the mountain.
(d) On the road.

2. How many feet does a Smokejumper fall before his parachute opens?
(a) Seventy-five.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Fifty.

3. What did Gisborne want to do on Mann Gulch?
(a) Examine the area around the river.
(b) Test a theory of fire whirls.
(c) See the markers of the lost men.
(d) See it from a firefighter's point of view.

4. Where had the author's boots come from?
(a) The general store in town.
(b) The army surplus store.
(c) Farm and Fleet.
(d) Sears and Roebucks.

5. What did the ghost do to the author while the two were on the mountainside?
(a) Tripped him.
(b) Slapped him in the face.
(c) Punched him in the stomach.
(d) Pushed him down the mountainside.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were the only permanent residents of the town near the author's cabin?

2. For what organization did the Smokejumpers work?

3. Who invented the "escape fire?"

4. What did the author hear a voice say to him as he ran to avoid being killed in the Fish Creek fire?

5. What important piece of equipment was broken in the parachute landing at Mann Gulch?

(see the answer key)

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