I Survived The Great Chicago Fire, 1871 chapters 7-8

Boom! is an example of what literary technique?

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• alliteration

• hyperbole

Oscar did not want to go into the burning house, but he did because....

• he heard a kitten crying.

• there was a dog inside.

• there were two children trapped inside.

• his mom was in the house.

The story is told from which point of view or perspective?

• first person

• second person

• third person

• it is a drama

Oscar felt as though her were being attacked by a wild animal, a monster with burning tentacles and boiling breath. It grabbed at him, clawed at him, and spun him around.

This is an example of....

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• setting

• personification

Who helped Oscar out of the burning house?

• Bruno

• Mr. Morrow

• His mom

• Jennie

"It was sickening, like watching a rabbit get torn apart by a coyote," is referring to what?

• the dancing red flakes

• the house burning down

• the look on Jennie's face

• the burns spread all over Oscar's body

Jennie did not recognize Oscar from the train station.

• True

• False

What adjective did Oscar NOT use to describe Jennie?

• skinny

• helpless

• mean

• brave