Flesh and Blood So Cheap

Which floor was filled with sewing machines?

• 7th

• 8th

• 9th

• 10th

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What were the duties of the workers on the 8th floor?

• They cut fabric and sometimes sewed it by hand.

• They sewed and finished the product.

• Inspection, packing, and shipping were done on this floor.

• New employee interviews were done on this floor.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

According to the author, what terrible mistake did an employee make?

• He or she smoked.

• He or she left something cooking on the stove.

• He or she flicked a cigarette ash or butt into the scrap bin.

• He or she let a match fall on a can of oil.

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CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What happened to the elevators?

• They couldn’t open because they were locked.

• The heat bent the tracks and put them out of order.

• They couldn’t open because the fire alarm was pulled.

• The heat caused them to open, but not close.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

How did the fire travel to the 9th floor?

• through the windows

• through the ceiling

• through the walls

• through the elevator shafts

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

What did Mary reveal about her own behavior?

• She helped others down the stairs.

• She pushed people out of the way and only looked out for herself.

• She broke the windows to let the heat out.

• She thinks she may have started the fire, but doesn’t know for sure.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

According to the text, why did Triangle employees stay longer on March 25?

• the boss was in a good mood

• The workers had finished all of their work

• the workers had worked longer the day before

• It was Saturday

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

Why does the author point out that the lawn and the tissue paper that separated the fabric layers were both flammable?

• the explain how flammable this section of the building was

• to persuade readers to not work on the 10th floor.

• to educate readers about materials that are flammable

• to show how the fire started

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CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6