Quiz The story of an eyewitness

According to Jack, how did the people of San Francisco behave during the tragedy?

• They were wild, pushing past each other to get out of the city.

• They were kind and courteous, helping each other to safety.

• They were in a state of panic, shocked and unable to move.

• They were only concerned with their "stuff"

How is "The Story of an Eyewitness" TEXT ORGANIZED?

• Cause and effect

• Problem and solution

• Chronological order/sequence

• Compare and contrast

Thousands of people were ___________, against their will, to abandon their possessions.

• Flanked

• Compelled

• Surmounted

• Enumerated

Jack London reported that the smoke from the ____________________ after the earthquake could be seen one hundred miles away.

• Flotsam

• Refugee

• Conflagration

• Enumeration

What is the primary AUTHOR'S PURPOSE for "The Story of an Eyewitness"?

• To inform

• To persuade

• To entertain

• To tell a story

MAKE AN INFERENCE:

Jack says, "Never in all San Francisco's history, were her people so kind and courteous as on this night of terror." Why do you think people acted this way?

• They were concerned with the needs of others. They understood how others felt because they were experiencing the same fear.

• They were afraid that they would be punished if they didn't help others. They did it just to protect themselves.

• They weren't really that scared. It had happened before.

• They wanted to "look good" to the mayor of the town.

With both sides of the street on fire, people were often _____________ by burning buildings.

• Compelled

• Surmounted

• Flanked

• Menaced

"The smoke of San Francisco burning was a lurid tower" is an example of what type of figurative language?

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Imagery

Flank

Compel

Contrivance

Surmount

• Flank

• Compel

• Contrivance

• Surmount

People carried valuables and anything that was ___________ to them.

• Dear

• Compel

• Flank

• Surmount