What did Claire do when she saw she could not escape the fire?

1.   ?    threw rocks into the window to open up a passage
2.   ?    broke down a door and went through the building
3.   ?    took shelter behind a brick wall

How did Claire feel after the fire went by the alley she was in?

1.   ?    Relieved that now she could finally get out to the alley with no difficulty.
2.   ?    Hurt because her legs, arms, and back were all burnt.
3.   ?    Alarmed when she saw the German had not made it through the fire.

After getting to the street Claire's first concern was __________.

1.   ?    finding her family
2.   ?    getting medical attention
3.   ?    finding a safe place to spend the night

James Hildreth's method of blowing up the homes on Harrison Street ___________________.

1.   ?    did more harm than good
2.   ?    was all for nothing because when the water to the city went out he could not keep the fires from catching the debris on fire
3.   ?    saved several blocks of homes from destruction

At six o'clock the mayor of Chicago, Robert B. Mason ______________.

1.   ?    told the firefighters to give up fighting the fire and save themselves
2.   ?    left Chicago with his wagon loaded down with his valuables
3.   ?    sent telegrams asking surrounding cities to help

Chamberlin was surprised that _________________.

1.   ?    people living in the distant portions of Chicago did not even know about the fire until they headed for work on Monday morning
2.   ?    looters were going through the rubble stealing everything they could
3.   ?    the telegraph lines were still up and operational so that friends and relatives could communicate

When Frear came to his sister-in-law's house on Monday morning it was _________.

1.   ?    unhurt by the fire
2.   ?    burnt completely down
3.   ?    only slightly damaged

Frear had to leave the house again in one hour to ________________.

1.   ?    take his sister-in-law once again to safety
2.   ?    help Mr. Wood and his nephew at the Post Office and Custom House
3.   ?    to help James Hildreth with the explosives

Frear finally slept after learning _______.

1.   ?    the fire was under control
2.   ?    the children were safe
3.   ?    the firefighters from the surrounding cities had arrived

Julia Lemos had to ______________ after her husband died and her mother became sick.

1.   ?    take two jobs
2.   ?    move in with her cousin
3.   ?    place four of her children in the nearby asylum
4.   ?    take her life savings out of the bank to live on

Julia took her children _________________ for safety.

1.   ?     to the empty prairie
2.   ?    north of the river
3.   ?    to Half-Orphan Asylum

Many people went to ______________ for safety.

1.   ?    Lincoln Park
2.   ?    the German and Catholic cemeteries
3.   ?    Lake Erie

One miracle was ______________.

1.   ?    the lightening stopped
2.   ?    the wind changed direction
3.   ?    the wind died down
4.   ?    it began to rain