Coal and kindling wood are both used to start and stoke fires because they burn so quickly and easily. What detail in paragraph 9 reinforces the tremendous intensity that these two substances add to the fire?

What evidence does the author give to back up his argument that Chicago is a city “ready to burn?”

The author includes a list of businesses in paragraph 11. How do these businesses contribute to the idea that Chicago is “ready to burn?”

How do the locations of these businesses increase the human element of the tragedy?

How are the dangers in the wealthier neighborhoods different or similar to the fire risks for those who lived in poorer areas?

A metaphor is a form of figurative language used to compare two things that are not literally related. Murphy calls Chicago a “highly combustible knot.” Why does he make this comparison?

What was Murphy referring to when he called Chicago a highly combustible knot?

What pattern emerges when you look at how many fires break out each year from 1863 to 1870?

The author previously had personified the fire, describing it as “struggling to break free” and “greeting Sullivan”, and now as having “a thousand yellow-orange fingers.” What is the author’s purpose in using this language?

Who wrote The Great Fire?

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