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1.According to the author, the earthquake happened at what time on a Wednesday morning?
5:15
6:45
5:45
8:30


2.The author describes San Francisco during the fire as _______.
loud
sad
quiet
crazed


3.What does the author describe a man offering a thousand dollars for in Union Square?
a pile of trunks
a team of horses
water
dynamite


4.Who are "the nabob pioneers of Forty-nine"?
the survivors of the earthquake and fire
people who donated thousands of dollars to the city
people who became wealthy in the gold rush of 1849
brave firemen


5.How many people does the author estimate have left San Francisco?
two hundred thousand
one million
twenty thousand
one hundred thousand

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