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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When did Wag Dodge die?
2. Where did Maclean and his party land their boat to begin their trip to Mann Gulch?
3. How did Maclean compare the death of his wife and the death of the Smokejumpers?
4. What was the name of the doctor who went in with the rescue crew the night of the fire?
5. What did Maclean's wife die from?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Sallee and Rumsey explain to Maclean that answered one of his most important questions? What was the question? What was the answer?
2. When Maclean and his group began their trek to Mann Gulch, how did Maclean respond to those who were concerned about his heart being strong enough to make it to the site of the fire?
3. How did Maclean explain the picture of a big fire? What was it made up of in his opinion?
4. When did Maclean begin research on the Mann Gulch fire? What where his first steps?
5. Whom did Maclean find at the Hoerner Waldorf-Champion paper mill? What information did this person give Maclean to move him along in his search for Sallee and Rumsey?
6. How did the perspective shift as the author continued his discussion of the fire from looking at the mushroom cloud in the sky? What did he hope to learn by changing perspective?
7. What two emotions governed the analysis of the tragedy at Mann Gulch? How did Maclean describe the first emotion among the men in Mann Gulch?
8. What does Maclean believe has become the symbol of fear in the late twentieth century? What artist does he site as support for this claim?
9. Maclean believed that the Smokejumpers did not see their lives in review as they died. What did he believe their final thoughts to be? How was he able to confirm his idea?
10. Who was Henry Thol, Sr.? What was his role in the Mann Gulch fire?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Maclean suggests that there were a set of specific and unique circumstances surrounding the jump into the Mann Gulch fire. He mentions, for example, that the radio broke upon landing leaving the Smokejumpers unable to communicate. What other specific events and circumstances made this jump unique and unusual? How did each event affect the outcome of the tragedy?
Essay Topic 2
Who was Frank Derry? For what comic stunt is he known? What were some of his contributions to fire fighting?
Essay Topic 3
When he was young, Maclean worked for the Forest Service. His experience fighting one particular fire greatly influenced his desire to study the Mann Gulch fire. What was that experience? Why was it important?
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