Chicago Fire

How was the town's decision to build wooden sidewalks and pine-block streets several feet above the muddy earth a fire hazard?

• The wooden sidewalks and streets often fell over

• The wooden sidewalks and streets often exploded

• The wooden sidewalks and streets were highly flammable

• The wooden sidewalks and streets were poorly built and difficult to walk on

The author writes that cries of "Fire!" would be a "warning cry heard thousands of times during the next thirty-one hours." You can infer from this statement that the fire in the O'Leary's barn would

• cause a much larger fire that would affect many people throughout the city

• burn out quickly and cause damage only to the O'Leary's property

• Result in thousands of firefighters rushing to the O'Leary's barn

• cause a lot of smaller fires elsewhere on the property

How did the fire really start?

• Mrs. Oleary's cow

• A teenager gambling in the loft

• A comet

• Spontaneous combustion

Did Claire Innes ever find her family?

• Yes
• No
• Maybe?
• I have no idea

What eventually put the fire out?

• The fire department
• Men with buckets of water
• It finally started to rain
• The wind blew it out

During the Great Fire, what section of Chicago was completely destroyed?

• The farmland
• The suburbs and people's home
• The business district
• The prairie 

burn, smoke

• flared

• intense

• smolder

• stifling

Hints as to what will happen later in the story

• resolution

• cause and effect

• flashback

• foreshadowing

How long did the fire last?

• 31 minutes

• 31 hours

• 31 days

Why did the O'Learys eventually move?

• Their house was destroyed

• Their son was blamed for the fire

• People showed a lot of hatred towards Mrs. O'leary

• They wanted to move to an area with less chance of fire.