Scope: Out of the Flames

What type of figurative language does the following quote describe? "Flames clawed at ther back. Black smoke choked the air. Waves of red-hot fire curled across the room and licked up the walls."

• metaphor

• personification

• alliteration

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Lewis writes that shirtwaist were "all the rage." She means that shirtwaists were...

• expensive.

• old-fashioned.

• extremely popular.

• unusual.

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The main purpose of the section "Death Trap" is to help readers understand that...

• Katie was lucky to have a job.

• the Triangle's owner were rich.

• working conditions in factories were miserable.

• the Lower East Side was a crowded, bustling place.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following is NOT true about the Triangle factory work conditions?

• Workers worked long hours six days a week.

• Workers took breaks.

• If a worker's blood dripped on the the fabric, the material was deducted from their wages.

• A supervisor followed workers to the bathroom.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What ignited the Triangle factory fire?

• piles of flammable fabric

• a cigarette carelessly tossed in a bin

• an electrical spark from a fault machine

• a bucket of water

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

Why did Katie not know how to escape the fire?

• There had never been a fire drill.

• The room was overly crowded.

• The thick, black smoke disorientated her.

• The stairways were too narrow and crowded.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

How did Katie escape the inferno?

• She opened a door and ran downstairs.

• She climbed out onto the fire escape.

• She dove into the elevator shaft.

• She ran up to the roof.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What is NOT true of the fire?

• Katie's sister, Rose, died.

• 146 people died.

• Those who died were immigrants.

• The fire engulfed 9 floors.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

At the trial, Blank and Harris were found guilty for...

• the door being locked without their' knowledge

• the door being locked with their' knowledge

• killing a 146 teenagers and women

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What types of laws were passed as result of the Triangle factory fire?

• child labor laws and fire safety codes

• fire safety codes and protection for workers

• worker unions and employer protection

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5