Working Fire: The Making of a Fireman

Author: Zac Unger

Genre: Nonfiction?

Summary: "An inside view of firefighting that vividly re-creates the excitement and fear intrinsic to it."

Question: In "Working Fire" where does Zac see the ad for the fire department?

Answer:On a bus bench

Page: 21

Point Value: 10

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Question: In what book is the training academy called "the tower"?

Answer:Working Fire

Page: 9

Point Value: 5

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Question: In "Working Fire," what was the name of Zac's girlfriend?

Answer:Shong

Page: 9

Point Value: 10

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Question: In "Working Fire,"what does Zac refer to the church as?

Answer:"The Place"

Page: 168

Point Value: 15

Question: In "Working Fire," what was the call sign for Zac's recruit class?

Answer:3-9-8

Page: 20

Point Value: 15

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Question: In "Working Fire," who cuts the bread at Station Nine?

Answer:The Senior Man

Page: 60

Point Value: 15

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Question: In "Working Fire," what city is Zac a firefighter in?

Answer:Oakland

Page: 10

Point Value: 5

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Question: In "Working Fire," who is Zac's best friend among the recruits?

Answer:Antoine Ugade (both names required)

Page: 17

Point Value: 15

Question: Who steals Zac's "glory" at the 1st fire that is mentioned in the book?

Answer: Alvarez

Page: 7

Point Value: 10

Question: In the book Working Fire, what are the instructors at the academy also known as?

Answer: "The Cadre"

Page: 13

Point Value: 5

Question: What ethnicity is Phan Nguyen?

Answer: Vietnamese

Page: 31

Point Value: 15

Question: In the book Working Fire, what are the names of all the members, that are mentioned, in Zac's training group?

Answer: Phan Nguyen, Zac Unger, Mary Mills, Russell Earle, Antoine Ugade, Dwayne, and John Hibbard

Page: ? 1st few chapters

Point Value: 20


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Question: Who were the first and only people, to be fired, on the final exam day?

Answer: Mary Mills and John Hibbard

Page: 45

Point Value: 15

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Question: As a child, what were the four things that Zac was interested in?

Answer: "...shipwreks, polar conquests, Himalayan climbing tragedies, and deep-sea-diving near misses."

[b]Page: 44

Point Value: 20