Why do you think the author uses Daniel sullivan to introduce this selection?
What text evidence shows what kind of person Sullivan is?
Why is it important that it is a windy day and the O'Learys have just had hay delivered?
Personfication is a type of figurative language that personifies, or gives human qualities, to things that are not human. Reread the last paragraph on page 314. What are two examples of personification?
Reread the last two sentences on page 317. How does the last sentence hint at the events to come?
"Many of the remaining buildings (even the ones proclaimed to be "fireproof") looked solid, but were actucally jerry-built affairs..."
What text clued tell you what "jerry-built" means?
How does the image and caption on pages 318-319 go along with question 6?