"Out of the Flames" Quiz

Which detail would be most important to include in a summary of the article?

• Katie's family came to America from Russia.

• The factory lacked basic fire-safety features.

• Elevators have not always been automatic.

• Many immigrants lived on the Lower East Side.

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On page 6, Lewis writes that shirtwaists were "all the rage." She means that shirtwaists were

• expensive.

• old-fashioned.

• extremely popular.

• unusual.

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

• Katie was lucky to have a job.

• the Triangle's owners were rich.

• working conditions in factories were miserable.

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

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On page 10, Lewis writes that the factory owners' lawyer "did everything he could to discredit the survivors." Context clues reveal that discredit most closely means

• support.

• interview.

• respect.

• cast doubt upon.

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CCSS.RI.7.4

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What is the main purpose of the photos and captions on page 10? Select the TWO best answers.

• To show how the Triangle fire is relevant to our lives today.

• To explain why most clothes are made overseas.

• To stress the importance of following fire codes.

• To raise awareness about workplace abuses.

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Information in the article supports all of the following ideas except which?

• Since 1911, working conditions in the U.S have improved.

• The tragedy at Triangle was preventable.

• Life was easy for most immigrants in the 1900s.

• The Triangle factory fire changed America forever.

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Consider the following evidence from the text. What is the best reason the Triangle fire was so devastating?

• In court, Katie delivered scathing testimony about the locked door on the ninth floor, shaking the door of the courtroom to make her point.

• The fire claimed the lives of 146 people--most of them teenage girls and young women, and nearly all of them immigrants.

• In factories at the time, bosses regularly worked their employees to the bone while paying them as little as possible.

• Katie lived to see how the awful events of March 25, 1911, helped inspire Americans to join the crusade for workers' rights.

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