Flesh and Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy

We'll never know for sure, but the Triangle Fire Factory most likely started because-

• someone flicked a cigarette butt or ash into a scrap bin

• electrical wire short-circuited

• an arsonist started the fire on purpose

• the motor on one of the sewing machines burned out

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Which was NOT a factor that caused the Triangle Factory fire to spread?

• The fire hose was not connected to the standpipe.

• Paper patterns hung overhead caught fire.

• Scraps of burning fabric flew around the room.

• The building was not fireproof.

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During the Triangle Factory fire, the elevator operators-

• made several trips and saved many people.

• abandoned their posts.

• shut down the elevators

• directed people to use the stairs.

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During the Triangle Factory fire, what were TWO problems with the stairway?

• There were no lights.

• The crowd caused a pileup that blocked the door.

• Several steps were missing.

• There was no railing.

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During the Triangle Factory fire, why were the firemen's hoses ineffective?

• They did not reach the top floors.

• The pressure would have pushed people back into the flames.

• The hoses had holes in them.

• They had brought the wrong nozzles.

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During the Triangle Factory fire, why were the nets useless?

• People falling from that height struck with a force of 11,000 pounds.

• People bounced off or fell through.

• Some nets caught fire from the burning bodies.

• All of these

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During the Triangle Factory fire, why were the ladders useless?

• They only reached the sixth floor.

• They were rusty.

• They were too unstable.

• They were wooden and caught fire.

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How many people died in the Triangle Factory Fire?

• 46

• 146

• 246

• 346

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What was the central idea of Chapter 5 of "Flesh and Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy" by Albert Marrin?

• The Triangle Fire was a small and unimportant event.

• The Triangle Fire showed how well prepared everyone was for such a disaster.

• The Triangle Fire was New York's worst workplace disaster up to that time.

• The owners of the Triangle Factory were very sorry for the deaths of their workers.

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