◼︎ Chapter 31 / Chapter XXXI

  1. Isabel says, “It was not morning; it was an inferno.”

    • Google: inferno definition kids

  2. Why does Isabel fall to the ground?

    • Would you do the same in a fire producing thick smoke?

  3. What does Lady Seymour want to take out of her room?

  4. In a fire, what is the most important thing to do?

  5. Isabel tells Lady Seymour to “Get up!”

    • Is this insolence? Why or why not?

  6. The wind blew “like bellows.”

    • Look at the video below.

    • What are bellows?

  7. Why hadn’t the bells rung out warning of the fire?

  8. Isabel could have left Lady Seymour and escaped. She didn’t.

    • What does this tell us about Isabel’s character?

  9. Where did Isabel take Lady Seymour?

A+ BONUS: Look at the illustrations and video below about the Great Fire of New York.

  • What more did you learn about the Great Fire?

  • Note at least three things you learned.



Great Fire of New York


Great Fire of New York