Schaffer's alarms at 10:00 and 10:30 were __________.

1.   ?    not necessary since all firemen were already at the scene of the fire
2.   ?    both told the firemen to go in the wrong location
3.   ?    not heard over the sounds of the city

The steeple of St. Paul's had ignited and sent flames ____________.

1.   ?    all the way across town
2.   ?    to the west
3.   ?    across the river

Frear was unconcerned about the fire until ______.

1.   ?    he spoke to the firemen
2.   ?    the gas jet exploded
3.   ?    cinders were falling around him

At this time the people in the streets __________.

1.   ?    were calming moving away from the fire
2.   ?    were panicking and the crowd was moving slowly

Claire _________.

1.   ?     refused to drop her bundle of food and clothes
2.   ?    was knocked to the ground by a large man
3.   ?    was hit by a spark

Frear decided to ______________ when he saw the crowd of people in the street.

1.   ?    go to the river and take a row boat to his home
2.   ?    ride his horse around the back roads
3.   ?    double back and find a different way to his sister-in-law's house