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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Smokejumpers of Mann Gulch wear to protect their heads on the jump?
(a) Wrestling helmets.
(b) Pillow helmets.
(c) Army helmets.
(d) Football helmets.

2. Who invented the "escape fire?"
(a) Wag Dodge.
(b) Robert Harrison.
(c) Robert Jansson.
(d) Henry Thol.

3. When did the author first notice the Mann Gulch fire?
(a) August, 1948.
(b) July, 1949.
(c) August, 1949.
(d) June, 1949.

4. Who named the area around Mann Gulch the "Gates of the Mountains?"
(a) Smith and Gulch.
(b) Clark and Simon.
(c) Lewis and Clark.
(d) Merriweather and Smith.

5. Where did the fire starters assume the Fish Creek fire would travel?
(a) To the edge of the lake.
(b) Up the tributary in a box canyon with cliffs.
(c) Into town.
(d) Into the deepest part of the forest.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what organization did the Smokejumpers work?

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

3. When was the U.S. Forest Service established?

4. Where was the author when he saw smoke coming out of black holes in the snow?

5. Who did Jansson, Sallee, and Roos find alive on the other side of the ridge from the other survivors?

(see the answer key)

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