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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 Gisborne die?
(a) On the Missouri River.
(b) On Mount Jennie.
(c) On the climb up Rescue Gulch.
(d) In Missoula.

2. When did the author work for the Forest Service?
(a) During World War II.
(b) During college.
(c) During World War I.
(d) During the Korean War.

3. What happened to Jansson after the Mann Gulch fire?
(a) He moved to Idaho.
(b) He became ill and died.
(c) He asked to be transferred to another location.
(d) He divorced his wife, who could not understand him.

4. How long did the author hear stories about the Mann Gulch fire before he felt he needed to see it himself?
(a) About five days.
(b) About two days.
(c) About ten days.
(d) About a week.

5. How old was the author when he joined the Forest Service?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Eighteen.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who did the author first think the voice he heard in the fire belonged to?

3. How many Smokejumpers were in the plane ready to parachute into Mann Gulch?

4. What was the severely burned deer doing as the author watched?

5. What was the temperature in Helena when the Smokejumpers landed in Mann Gulch?

(see the answer key)

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