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Devil in the White City

Guided Reading Questions

Read pages 3-7 – Aboard the Olympic

1) What occupation did Burnham have?

2) What other infamous ship sailed for the White Star Line on April 14, 1912?

3) What was the official name for the world’s fair of 1893?

4) What was the official purpose of the fair?

5) How long did the Chicago World’s Fair last? How many visitors came to the fair?

6) Identify some of the “bright lights” that attended the fair.

Read pages 11-18 and pages 31-34 – The Black City/The Trouble Is Just Begun

1) What hazards existed in Chicago in the 1890s?

2) What was the average daily murder rate for Chicago in 1892?

3) What year was the Jack the Ripper murders in England?

4) Why is Chicago nicknamed the “Windy City”?

5) Describe the world’s fair hosted by France.

6) What major structure was center to the fair in France?

7) Who was Chauncey Depew? Why did the men of the Whitechapel send him a telegram?

8) What would happen if the fair failed?

9) What importance did profitability have for the fair? In other words, how important was it to make money from the fair?

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