Triangle Factory Fire

Triangle Factory Fire

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Multiple Choice

What conclusion can you draw from Ida Willensky's description of trying to open the 8th floor door in "Flesh & Blood So Cheap"? Pages 267-268

• The door was locked.

• The door opened inward.

• The other girls did not want her to open it.

• The others didn't understand what she was trying to do.

Multiple Choice

According to the article, which floor suffered the worst causalities?

• sixth

• eighth

• ninth

• tenth

Multiple Choice

Why did Albert Martin most likely include the account by United Press Reporter William G. Shepard? (lines 182-196)

• To provide evidence to support his claims.

• To provide an explanation of the causes of the fire.

• To provide an opposing viewpoint.

• To provide a vivid, eyewitness account.

Multiple Choice

In "The Story of the Triangle Factory Fire", Fire Marshall Beers "stunned" New Yorkers by declaring

• That the cause of the fire could not be determined.

• That hundreds of other city buildings were just as unsafe.

• That the building owners should not be held accountable.

• That the investigation would continue for some time.

Multiple Choice

Which of these statements is supported by evidence ?

• The Triangle Fire was a tragedy that could have been prevented.

• The absence of fire drills caused confusion among the trapped workers.

• The Triangle Fire had a lasting impact on safety regulations.

• Onlookers who witnessed the fire were horrifired by what they saw.

Multiple Choice

What makes flammable material dangerous?

• It can easily catch fire.

• It is extremely poisonous.

• It has sharp edges.

• It moves very quickly.

Multiple Choice

If something is aerial it is

• full of air

• can be seen from an elevated position

• on the ground

• a mermaid

Multiple Choice

To suffocate is to

• breathe heavily

• die from lack of food

• set something on fire

• die from lack of oxygen

Multiple Choice

To set something on fire is to

• interpret it

• ignite it

• inform it

• ignore it

Multiple Choice

A vertical pipe that can carry water is a

• stand alone

• standpipe

• pipestand

• fire extinguisher

Multiple Choice

When a text is written in time order, it is in

• cause & effect order

• problem solution order

• chronological order

• descriptive order

Multiple Choice

When a reader can tell an author's opinion on a topic, he/she is being

• subjective

• objective

• effective

• conservative

Multiple Choice

When an author writes only facts, he/she is being

• subjective

• objective

• effective

• conservative

Multiple Choice

According to the author, why might the workers jumped from the windows?

• They wanted to survive.

• They were trying to jump to nearby buildings.

• People were telling them to jump.

• They wanted their families to have a body to identify.

Multiple Choice

When something is flammable it is

• able to go fast

• able to catch on fire

• able to carry water

• able to cut you

Multiple Choice

Listing possible causes and possible effects is what type of text structure?

• Problem/solution

• Chronological

• Sequential

• Cause & effect

Multiple Choice

One central idea of "Flesh and Blood So Cheap" is

• This tragedy could have been prevented.

• Workers shouldn't panic.

• Workers shouldn't smoke in factories.

• This tragedy couldn't have been avoided.

Multiple Choice

Which happened first in this selection of "Flesh and Blood So Cheap"?

• Workers jumped from the windows.

• Hanger paper patterns fell causing the fire to spread.

• 146 workers died

• The elevators stopped working.

Multiple Choice

A large, out of control fire is a(n)

• interior

• inferno

• standpipe

• infant