Quiz 3: The Story of an Eyewitness/Letter from New Orleans...

1906 earthquake took place in ------------------

• Italy

• San Francisco

• Japan

San Francisco's earthquake was followed by a devastating -----------------------------------

• conflagration

• volcano

• tornado

-----------------------------is the writer who was asked by Collier's magazine to write about the earthquake.

• Jon Lee Anderson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jack London

After the huge fire that followed the earthquake, all the surrounding cities and towns are jammed with ----------------------------------

• nabobs

• refugees

• rich people

The -------------------------------have already set about making preparations to rebuild San Francisco.

• United States

• rich people

• bankers and business men

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.

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

• To inform

• To persuade

• To entertain

• To tell a story

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

• Compelled

• Surmounted

• Flanked

• Menaced

How does Jack's FEATURE STORY style differ from a normal news story?

• There are more uses of descriptive details and figurative language.

• It's written in 1st person.

• It's based on facts.

• It's an eyewitness account

Why were some of the buildings dynamited?

• To prevent them from falling

• To clear the road for trucks

• To stop the spread of the fire

• To stop thieves from stealing