Triangle Factory Fires, Frances Perkins/ from Ashes of Roses

What is the central idea of paragraphs 8–10 of “Frances Perkins and the Triangle Factory Fire”?

• The fire began because someone was smoking near the scrapheaps of cotton.

• The fire spread because there were tissue paper patterns hanging on the desks.

• The factory manager tried to put out the fire with water, but it continued to spread.

• The poor decisions made by the factory manager early on contributed to the death toll.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

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Read these sentences from paragraph 18 of “Frances Perkins and the Triangle Factory Fire.”

The horror of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire traumatized the city. People were not only furious at the factory owners, but felt some deep responsibility themselves.

Which sentence best paraphrases this excerpt?

     

• New Yorkers failed to prevent the tragedy of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire and blamed factory owners who should have made the factories safer.

• New Yorkers who were upset about the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire were also upset at factory owners for not doing more to stop the fire.

• Factory owners who made workers toil in unsafe conditions drew the anger of New Yorkers, who were horrified by the tragedy of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire.

• The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire horrified and upset New Yorkers, who were angry at factory owners and disappointed in their own failure to prevent the tragedy.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

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CCSS.RL.7.2

What is the purpose of including the details about Bernstein’sactions in paragraphs 9-11 of "Frances Perkins and The Triangle Factory Fire"?

• They show that the rules of safety were broken causing the fire to spread.

• They reveal the lack of safety procedures in the factory caused more death.

• They explain that the products in the factory were more valuable than human life.

• They demonstrate differences between safety standards today compare to the past.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Read the sentence from paragraph 1.

”But back in 1911, there were nice brownstones on the northern side of the park and factories on its eastern and southern sides, drawing young and mostly Jewish and Italian immigrant workers.”

The word factories comes from the Latin word fac, which means “to do or to make.”

Which phrase best matches the meaning of factories as it is used in this sentence?

• A costly place to live.

• A cheap place to live.

• A place to make things.

• A place for immigrants.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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CCSS.RI.8.4

What is the central idea of the “Shame” section in paragraphs 18–21 of “Frances Perkins and the Triangle Factory Fire”?

• The memorial march forced Frances Perkins to take a close look at her own life.

• The memory of the fire continued to stay with Frances Perkins for many years.

• The fire was the first of many tragedies that Frances Perkins witnessed during her life.

• Frances Perkins became more dedicated in her fight for the rights of workers after the fire.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which detail from the text is a clue that Ashes of Roses is historical fiction?

• The elevator is overloaded with people.

• The narrator worries about her sister.

• The fire escape in the building is rickety.

• The firefighters try to rescue workers.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What two things motivate Rose to continue searching in "Ashes of Roses"?

• She wants to help rescue others.

• She wants to help identify people.

• She feels responsible for her sister.

• She feels guilty that she escaped the fire.

• She feels angry that others refused to help.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Read the sentence from paragraph 18 of "Ashes of Roses".

"I wrapped myself tighter in the feather bed and wailed."

What does the narrator seem to compare herself to?

• A baby who needs to be comforted

• Her mother, whose pain she shares

• Another child who also lost her sister

• Her sister, whose cries she is imitating

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

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Choose the word or phrase that corrects the missing section in the sentence below.

The safety of workers _____ as important as today.

• weren’t

• wasn’t

• wouldn’t

• correct as is

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

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Which statement best compares how the organizational patterns contribute to the authors’ purposes in the two selections?

• “Frances Perkins and the Triangle Factory Fire” retells the horrifying events to explain the commitment Perkins had to workplace safety, while Ashes of Roses focuses primarily on the events after the fire that lead to the main character finding her sister.

• “Frances Perkins and the Triangle Factory Fire” retells the horrifying events that led to trials and investigations, while Ashes of Roses focuses on the events that lead to the main character locating her missing sister.

• “Frances Perkins and the Triangle Factory Fire” retells the horrifying events to explain how Perkins was part of the story, while Ashes of Roses focuses on the events after the fire that lead to Rose finding her missing coworkers.

• “Frances Perkins and the Triangle Factory Fire” retells the horrifying events that led to protective labor laws, while Ashes of Roses focuses on the events after the fire that lead Rose to help other families who lost loved ones in the fire.

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.8.5