The Great Fire - Chapter 5 - Chicago is in Flames

1. What did Claire do when she saw she could not escape the fire?
a) threw rocks into the window to open up a passage
b) broke down a door and went through the building
c) took shelter behind a brick wall

2. How did Claire feel after the fire went by the alley she was in?
a) Relieved that now she could finally get out to the alley with no difficulty.
b) Hurt because her legs, arms, and back were all burnt.
c) Alarmed when she saw the German had not made it through the fire.

3. After getting to the street Claire's first concern was __________.
a) finding her family
b) getting medical attention
c) finding a safe place to spend the night

4. James Hildreth's method of blowing up the homes on Harrison Street ___________________.
a) did more harm than good
b) 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
c) saved several blocks of homes from destruction

5. At six o'clock the mayor of Chicago, Robert B. Mason ______________.
a) told the firefighters to give up fighting the fire and save themselves
b) left Chicago with his wagon loaded down with his valuables
c) sent telegrams asking surrounding cities to help

6. Chamberlin was surprised that _________________.
a) people living in the distant portions of Chicago did not even know about the fire until they headed for work on Monday morning
b) looters were going through the rubble stealing everything they could
c) the telegraph lines were still up and operational so that friends and relatives could communicate

7. When Frear came to his sister-in-law's house on Monday morning it was _________.
a) unhurt by the fire
b) burnt completely down
c) only slightly damaged

8. Frear had to leave the house again in one hour to ________________.
a) take his sister-in-law once again to safety
b) help Mr. Wood and his nephew at the Post Office and Custom House
c) to help James Hildreth with the explosives

9. Frear finally slept after learning _______.
a) the fire was under control
b) the children were safe
c) the firefighters from the surrounding cities had arrived

10. Julia Lemos had to ______________ after her husband died and her mother became sick.
a) take two jobs
b) move in with her cousin
c) place four of her children in the nearby asylum
d) take her life savings out of the bank to live on

11. Julia took her children _________________ for safety.
a) to the empty prairie
b) north of the river
c) to Half-Orphan Asylum

12. Many people went to ______________ for safety.
a) Lincoln Park
b) the German and Catholic cemeteries
c) Lake Erie

13. One miracle was ______________.
a) the lightening stopped
b) the wind changed direction
c) the wind died down
d) it began to rain


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1. (c)
2. (b)
3. (a)
4. (c)
5. (c)
6. (a)
7. (a)
8. (a)
9. (b)
10. (c)
11. (a)
12. (a)
13. (d)