Forest Fire Literature

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Which author's novel "The Fire" is a fictionalized account of the 1910 Great Fire in Idaho and Montana?

  1. Jack London

  2. James Oliver Curwood

  3. Stewart Edward White

  4. Gene Stratton-Porter


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

James Oliver Curwood's novel "The Fire" is a fictionalized account of the 1910 Great Fire in Idaho and Montana.

In "The Fire", what is the name of the young woman who is caught in the fire and rescued by a logger?

  1. Bertha Bruce

  2. Ellen Rogers

  3. Grace Norton

  4. Helen Trent


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Bertha Bruce is the name of the young woman who is caught in the fire and rescued by a logger in "The Fire".

Which author's novel "The Burning Forest" tells the story of a group of firefighters battling a wildfire in California?

  1. John Steinbeck

  2. Norman Mailer

  3. James Michener

  4. Wallace Stegner


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Wallace Stegner's novel "The Burning Forest" tells the story of a group of firefighters battling a wildfire in California.

In "The Burning Forest", what is the name of the fire chief who leads the firefighters in their battle against the wildfire?

  1. John Barton

  2. George Mason

  3. Charles Evans

  4. Robert Mitchell


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

John Barton is the name of the fire chief who leads the firefighters in their battle against the wildfire in "The Burning Forest".

Which author's novel "Fire Season" is a coming-of-age story about a young woman who works as a firefighter in the Pacific Northwest?

  1. Kim Addonizio

  2. Pam Houston

  3. Annie Proulx

  4. Louise Erdrich


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Kim Addonizio's novel "Fire Season" is a coming-of-age story about a young woman who works as a firefighter in the Pacific Northwest.

In "Fire Season", what is the name of the young woman who works as a firefighter and struggles with her personal life?

  1. Rennie Newton

  2. Cassie Coleman

  3. Sarah Bennett

  4. Jessica Miller


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Rennie Newton is the name of the young woman who works as a firefighter and struggles with her personal life in "Fire Season".

Which author's novel "The Flame" is a historical novel about the Great Chicago Fire of 1871?

  1. Margaret Mitchell

  2. Pearl S. Buck

  3. Ayn Rand

  4. Zane Grey


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Zane Grey's novel "The Flame" is a historical novel about the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.

In "The Flame", what is the name of the young man who is caught in the fire and rescued by a young woman?

  1. John Keating

  2. Robert Martin

  3. William Parker

  4. Thomas Sullivan


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

John Keating is the name of the young man who is caught in the fire and rescued by a young woman in "The Flame".

Which author's novel "The Fire Next Time" is a collection of essays about race and civil rights in the United States?

  1. James Baldwin

  2. Richard Wright

  3. Ralph Ellison

  4. Langston Hughes


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

James Baldwin's novel "The Fire Next Time" is a collection of essays about race and civil rights in the United States.

In "The Fire Next Time", what is the name of the essay in which Baldwin describes his experiences growing up in Harlem?

  1. My Dungeon Shook

  2. Down at the Cross

  3. The Fire Next Time

  4. Letter from a Region in My Mind


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

My Dungeon Shook is the name of the essay in which Baldwin describes his experiences growing up in Harlem in "The Fire Next Time".

Which author's novel "The Burning Season" is a political thriller about a group of environmental activists who are fighting to stop a logging company from destroying a rainforest?

  1. John Grisham

  2. Michael Crichton

  3. Tom Clancy

  4. Clive Cussler


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

John Grisham's novel "The Burning Season" is a political thriller about a group of environmental activists who are fighting to stop a logging company from destroying a rainforest.

In "The Burning Season", what is the name of the environmental activist who is leading the fight against the logging company?

  1. Rachel Carson

  2. Julia Hill

  3. Chico Mendes

  4. Wangari Maathai


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Julia Hill is the name of the environmental activist who is leading the fight against the logging company in "The Burning Season".

Which author's novel "Fire and Rain" is a coming-of-age story about a young man who is sent to work on a fire crew in the Pacific Northwest?

  1. James A. Michener

  2. Norman Maclean

  3. Ken Kesey

  4. Jack Kerouac


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

James A. Michener's novel "Fire and Rain" is a coming-of-age story about a young man who is sent to work on a fire crew in the Pacific Northwest.

In "Fire and Rain", what is the name of the young man who is sent to work on the fire crew?

  1. John Perry

  2. Robert Kennedy

  3. Martin Luther King Jr.

  4. Malcolm X


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

John Perry is the name of the young man who is sent to work on the fire crew in "Fire and Rain".

Which author's novel "The Fire" is a historical novel about the Great Fire of London in 1666?

  1. Daniel Defoe

  2. Samuel Pepys

  3. John Evelyn

  4. Robert Hooke


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Daniel Defoe's novel "The Fire" is a historical novel about the Great Fire of London in 1666.

In "The Fire", what is the name of the baker who is accused of starting the fire?

  1. Thomas Farriner

  2. Robert Hubert

  3. George Holmes

  4. William Bedloe


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Thomas Farriner is the name of the baker who is accused of starting the fire in "The Fire".

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