Great Chicaco Fire (By Jim Murphy) Part 1
Personal accounts and research about the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.
- 1.Who's barn started the Great Chicago Fire?
- A.
Cathrine and Peter O'Leary
- B.
Katrina and Paul O' Leary
- C.
Cathrine and Patrick O'Leary
- 2.Who first noticed the fire in the barn?
- A.
Thomas White
- B.
Daniel Sullivan
- C.
Dennis Rogan
- 3.What happened to Sullivan when he was in the barn saving the animals?
- A.
He fell and when he got up his wooden leg was stuck between two floorboards.
- B.
He fell and couldn't get up because his wooden leg fell off.
- C.
He fell and broke his knee. He couldn't walk.
- 4.What was NOT a problem when the Great Chicago Fire occured?
- A.
Many of the buildings in Chicago were made of wood and other flamable materials.
- B.
Chicago had an unusually dry summer.
- C.
Lake Michigan had plenty of water to stop the fire.
- 5.What drugstore supposely didn't turn off the alarm box (the first error leading to the fire's spread)?
- A.
Gonald's Drugstore
- B.
Smith's Drugstore
- C.
Goll's Drugstore
- 6.What was the MAJOR problem for the firefighters?
- A.
They were directed to the wrong location based of a signal error, which allowed the fire to spread even more rapidly.
- B.
They had fought a fire the night before and were still tired.
- C.
They didn't know how to stop such a big spread of fire.
- 7.Who else helped pour water on the fire besides the firemen?
- A.
The civilians
- B.
The army
- C.
The police
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