The Great Fire- Comprehension

Who was Daniel Sullivan?

• A person who worked on the O'Leary's farm

• The first person to notice the fire

• Dennis Rogan's brother

• The author of the story

"Flames from the burning hay pushed against the roof and beams, almost as if they were struggling to break free" is an example of what?

• Proverb

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

After he first saw the flames, Daniel Sullivan

• Called Dennis Rogan to come help him

• Ran into the barn and yelled "Fire!"

• Yelled "Fire!" and then tried to free the O'Learys' animals

• Yelled "Fire!" and tried to wake up the O'Learys

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

• The wooden sidewalks and streets were highly flammable

• The wooden sidewalks and streets often fell over

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

• The wooden sidewalks and streets often exploded

What was special about Daniel Sullivan that made him a brave man for what he did?

• He was a kind and caring neighbor

• He yelled "FIRE!" then ran to get help

• He immediately began bringing buckets of water to put the fire out

• He was disabled due to his wooden leg and risked his own life when he ran into the barn that was on fire

The statistics about fires in Chicago show that...

• The danger of fire did not stop the city's growth

• firefighters were becoming better at their work

• Fires were becoming an increasing danger to the city

• Few Chicagoans had actually experienced fires

The author describes the fire in another barn as flaring up into a thousand yellow-orange fingers. What two things are being compared in the description above?

• Hands and fingers

• Flames and barn doors

• Colors and numbers

• Flames and fingers

Why was knowing that the conditions were crowded in Chicago's middle-class and poorer districts important to understanding the Great Fire?

• Fire spread quickly from one house to the next in these densely populated sections

• Fewer firehouses were built in those districts

• Firefighting equipment could not get through the narrow streets

• People were easily trapped in their houses in these areas

What finally happened fifteen minutes after the fire started?

• Bruno Goll's drugstore caught fire

• The O'Leary's barn collapsed

• The first fire alarm was turned in

• People came out of their homes with buckets of water

Many of the remaining buildings looked solid, but were actually jerry-built affairs- What is the meaning of "jerry-built"?

• Jerry built the buildings

• Poorly built

• Fancy

• Expensive