The Great Chicago Fire

Who was the editor in chief of the Chicago Tribune?

• Horace White

• Joseph Chamberlain

• Bruno Goll

• William J. Brown

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Why was Alexander Frear in Chicago at the time of the fire?

• He was there for his job

• He was on vacation

• He was visiting relatives

• He had recently moved there

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How old was the girl whose family had recently moved to the city?

• 14

• 13

• 11

• 12

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Who was a reporter from the Chicago Evening Post?

• Mathias Shaffer

• Joseph Chamberlain

• Horace White

• James Hildreth

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Who first spotted the fire?

• Bruno Goll

• Daniel ¨Peg Leg¨ Sullivan

• William Lee

• Claire Innes

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True or false. This was Chicago ´ s first fire

• False

• True

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True or false. Lee was the first one to think to pull the fire alarm.

• True

• False

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Foreshadowing evil or disaster

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An extensive fire which destroys a great deal of land or property.

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Badly burned along the edges.

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