Characters
Story Elements
The Fire
Plot
Grammar
100

The main character in I Survived: The Great Chicago Fire

Oscar Starling

100

Who is the author of I Survived: The Great Chicago Fire?

Lauren Tarshis

100

The setting of the great fire

Chicago, 1871

100

What is another word for plot?

storyline

100

Mr. Morrow is what type of noun?

Proper

200

The girl that distracts Oscar while his suitcases are stolen, but later becomes his friend

Jennie

200

What genre is I Survived: The Great Chicago Fire?

Historical Fiction

200

The state the fire took place in

Illinois

200

What was an event in the rising action?

Answers will vary

200

Chicago, Illinois is what part of speech

Proper noun
300

This character just wants a cookie, but ends up getting a home and family

Bruno

300

What is the setting of I Survived: The Great Chicago Fire?

Chicago, Illinois 1871

300
Why were the firemen unable to put out the fire?

It was too big and too hot

300

What is the setting at the end of the book?

Mr. Morrow's house in Chicago

300

Oscar and Mr. Morrow went into the river. What is the preposition?

into

400

The real leader who is behind all of the theft in Chicago

Earless Max Kildair

400

The protagonist is Oscar. Define protagonist.

The main character in a story

400

What is the MYTH surrounding the Chicago Fire?

The O'Leary's cow knocked over a lantern in their barn

400

What is the resolution of the story?

The children are adopted, Oscar is at peace, and they live happily ever after

400

Oscar, Jennie, and Bruno all live happily ever after. They are happy to be a family. "They" is what part of speech?

pronoun

500

The cab driver who always drives Mr. Morrow

Joseph

500

Who is the antagonist of the story? 

Earless Max Kildair/the fire

500

Where did a lot of Chicago's citizens try to go to get away from the fire?

Lake Michigan

500

What is the climax of the story?

The children return safely/they all realize Earless Max Kildair is behind it all

500

Oscar is a brave boy. What is the part of speech for each word?

Oscar-Proper Noun, is-verb, a-article, brave-adjective, boy-noun