Ashes of Roses Final Review

What does highfalutin mean?

• prideful and lofty

• complicated

• random and irrelevant

• disrespectful and obnoxious

Which literary device is used in this sentence:

"They put him in an ambulance, which took off at a furious speed, bell clangin."

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• alliteration

• metaphor

Which literary device is found in this sentence?

"So this was where Gussie had spent so much of her time--this sad place dressed in black like a widow."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

What did Rose find in the street after the fire that made her cry?

• Bellini's hat

• Klein's body

• A coworker's engagement ring

• A scrap of fabric from Maureen's dress

How did Maureen escape the fire?

• Running down the stairs

• Taking the elevator

• Going up to the roof and climbing on a ladder to the next building

• Hiding on a lower floor until it was safe

What upsets Rose when she goes back to the scene of the fire?

• A man is selling the jewelry of the dead girls

• Rich people have come to look at it for entertainment

• No one is wearing black or showing that they are mourning.

• Everyone is walking by the buildilng like nothing happened.

How much does Rose make for her first 2 weeks of work?

• $12

• $8

• $16

• $6

Who said, "They've been travelling in steerage for the last two weeks, Mother. Can you imagine what manner of vermin they must be carrying with them?"

• Elsa
• Uncle Patrick
• Trudy
• Hildegarde

Where did Rose stop to look for a job first?

• a bakery

• a sweatshop

• a shoe shop

• a department store

Who said, "They've been travelling in steerage for the last two weeks, Mother. Can you imagine what manner of vermin they must be carrying with them?"

• Elsa
• Uncle Patrick
• Trudy
• Hildegarde