Question

Highlight central ideas and details that help you decide

on the topic.
As soon as the first shouts of "Fire!" were heard, scores of
people swarmed toward De Koven Street. Many helped
their neighbors fight the fire or drag furniture and clothes
to the safety of the street. Most stood by watching the
yellow-orange flames leaping from roof to roof and
listening to the horrible crackle pop of dry pine being
consumed. Fires were extremely common back then and
thought to be as exciting and dramatic as a night at the
theater.
The Great Fire,
Jim Murphy
The topic of this paragraph is
the drama of a fire.
O the loss of furniture.
O the people's reactions.
the entertainment value of a fire.

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

scores of people swarmed toward De Koven Street.

Many helped

their neighbors fight the fire or drag furniture and clothes

to the safety of the street. Most stood by watching

Fires were extremely common back then

The topic is:

the people's reactions.

the entertainment value of a fire.