Who are the 4 adults?
Mrs. Travis, Mr. Travis, Ah sing, and Ah Quon
Where does the book take place?
San Francisco
What Does Cattle mean?
A group of cows
Fill the blank
The Mrs. Travis loves ___________
Umbrellas
Double points!
When did the Resolution happen?
When the earthquake ended
Who is the author?
Laurence Yep
What do Chin and Ah Sing stay in?
A tenement
Who is a sergeant?
A commander of a group of soldiers.
True or False
when going to the opera Mr. Travis grabbed a umbrella
False
Only Mrs.Travis and she grabbed two
Where did the Travis' go in the first chapter?
The opera
Who is Henry's dog?
sawyer
How far did the earthquake stretch?
From San Juan to Oregon
what is the type of figurative language is this "A sheet of fire covers the ruins. It slithers across San Francisco like a dragon with red spines
Hyperbole
double points!
What did the boat workers do so the boat would float
take people of of the boat
Where did the climax happen?
When the ham and egg fire started
or
When the fires come together
Is Ah Quon Chin's Grampa or His friend?
His friend
What was the last major fire?
The ham and egg fire
What does it mean when the book said "The stairs were like waves."
The stairs were swaying violently
Why was the ham and egg fire called that
A mother was cooking ham and eggs but the chimney was broken so the fire started
How long has Chin been in America
Two years
Double points!
Who is the antagonist?
The Earth Dragon
What day did the earthquake happen?
Wednesday, April 11, 1906
What is a tectonic plate?
A section of earth that can rub against each other violently
What happens just before the tenement starts to fall?
Chin and Ah Sing hid under a table so they didn't die
Double points!
true or false
Travis' made a make shift wagon with roller skates and a red latter
false
It was not red