A) Mrs. O'Leary
B) Mrs. O'Leary's cow
C) Daniel Sullivan
D) Chicago firefighters

A) nonfiction
B) fable
C) fantasy
D) science fiction

A) Daniel lived in the hay loft in the barn.
B) He went to get a lantern.
C) He went to get hay for his cattle.
D) He went to feed his mother's cow.

A) The cow knocked over a lantern.
B) Daniel knocked over a lantern.
C) Mrs. O'Leary dropped a match on the hay.
D) Daniel dropped his pipe.

A) They were trying to wake Daniel up.
B) They tried to warn Daniel that Mrs. O'Leary was coming out to the barn.
C) They were hungry and wanted to be fed.
D) The cows needed milking.

A) an entire week
B) just a few hours
C) two days
D) from sunrise to sunset

A) churches
B) business buildings
C) shops
D) houses

A) the lake
B) the region along the hillside
C) the town square
D) the grassy meadow

A) The wind blew it out.
B) People began to put out the fire with blankets.
C) The horses trampled the fire with their hooves.
D) A gentle rain began to fall.

A) angry
B) tired
C) excited
D) frustrated

A) exclamatory
B) interrogative
C) imperative
D) declarative

A) Fire burned most of the city.
B) Nobody knew that Daniel really started the fire.
C) Mrs. O'Leary's barn burned to the ground.
D) The fire from Daniel's pipe caught the hay on fire.

A) become a fireman
B) throw away his pipe
C) rebuild the barn
D) reward the firemen

A) Mrs. O'Leary came into the barn and found it for him.
B) He got burned on his finger.
C) The hay caught on fire.
D) Daniel woke up.

A) He fed his mother's cow.
B) He fell asleep.
C) He led the animals out of the barn.
D) A fire began to spread throughtout the barn.

A) a heavy object
B) a silly song
C) to become a problem
D) a pile or large amount

A) instead
B) confusion
C) impossible
D) awful

A) Mrs. O'Leary's cow explained how the fire started.
B) Half a city burned down.
C) People blamed the cow for setting the city on fire.
D) Daniel smoked inside the barn.