"The Great Fire"
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8 questions
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Why does the author use Daniel Sullivan to introduce this selection?
Why does the author use Daniel Sullivan to introduce this selection?
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What text evidence shows or proves what kind of person Sullivan is?
What text evidence shows or proves what kind of person Sullivan is?
4
Personification occurs when authors give human qualities to things that are not human. Reread the last paragraph on page 314. What are two examples of personification? What do these examples help describe?
Personification occurs when authors give human qualities to things that are not human. Reread the last paragraph on page 314. What are two examples of personification? What do these examples help describe?
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Why do you think the fire spread so quickly? Show at least three examples of text evidence to support your answer.
Why do you think the fire spread so quickly? Show at least three examples of text evidence to support your answer.
2
One page 318, the author used to word "jerry-built" to describe the buildings of Chicago. What text clues tell you what "jerry-built" means?
One page 318, the author used to word "jerry-built" to describe the buildings of Chicago. What text clues tell you what "jerry-built" means?
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How do the image and caption found on 318-319 contribute to the information in the text?
How do the image and caption found on 318-319 contribute to the information in the text?
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What central idea does the author intorduce in the paragraph on page 320? State in one sentence.
What central idea does the author intorduce in the paragraph on page 320? State in one sentence.
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"Chicago in 1871 was a city ready to burn."
What detail on pages 318-321 support the author's claim?
"Chicago in 1871 was a city ready to burn."
What detail on pages 318-321 support the author's claim?