Earthquake in the Early Morning Chapter 2
Multiple-choice exercise
Choose the correct answer for each question.
What did Jack's clothes look like?
- long navy pants with yellow stripes down each leg and a coat with big brass buttons
- woolen pants that buttoned at the knees, a coat, and a hat with three corners
- knee-length pants, a jacket, a cap, and a tie
How did Annie know what time it was?
- She looked at the clock on the tower across the street.
- Jack had a pocket watch.
- She looked at her watch.
- She heard bells chiming the hour.
A ________ moved along tracks up the street.
- car
- trolley car
- train
- bicycle
How many people lived in San Francisco in 1906?
- million
- thousand
- half million
- hundred thousand
What happened as Jack and Annie were walking?
- They were almost run over by a milk truck.
- The earth began to shake.
- They decided to take a ride on the trolley car.
After Jack stood up ____________ .
- another tremor came
- he saw the church steeple fall
- a fire started
- Annie ran to the tree house