Yetta from Triangle Fire Factory

Which of the following is NOT evidence for the text being in third person limited point of view?

• The narrator is not a character in the story

• The narrator uses the pronouns he, she, her, him, them, their

• The reader sees the story events through the eyes of multiple characters

• The reader sees the story events and other characters through the eyes of one character

What do lines 7-10 indicate about Yetta? (p.283)

• Yetta hasn't accomplished anything while working at the Triangle Factory

• Yetta is hard on herself and doesn't recognize her own accomplishments

• Yetta is extremely lazy and has problems at work due to her laziness

• Yetta works with others who treat her well and recognize her hard work

Which of the following BEST describes the working conditions at the Triangle Factory?

• High quality equipment, long hours, substantial pay

• Spacious, mentally demanding, safe for employees

• Supportive management, safe work spaces, legally regulated equipment

• Cramped, physically demanding, potentially harmful to employee health

Why is Jennie's dance considered "mischievous"?

• Jennie is not a dancer and does not know how to properly dance

• Dancing is something only done by delinquents

• Jennie is teasing Yetta about Jacob

• Dancing probably isn't allowed in the factory

Why does Yetta feel such disdain towards the cutters starting a small fire?

• The cutters are doing something dangerous

• She thinks the cutters are rude and ugly

• The cutters are often mean to her

• She wishes she could have as much fun as they do

In lines 91-103 (p.286), what change in Yetta's character is depicted?

• Yetta decides that she is going to jump out of the window instead of dying in the fire

• Yetta realizes she might die and begins to panic

• Yetta realizes that if she does not help people escape, they will all die

• Yetta decides to escape the building without helping anyone else

Look at lines 118-129, why did Yetta think that she and Mr. Bernstein were on the same side? (p.287)

• He slapped and punched girls in order to move them towards the exits

• He told Yetta that he was on her side

• He acted very sweety towards the girls while ushering them out the doors

• He left the girls to die without making any attempt to help them

Why did Yetta "marvel" at the fact that she and Mr. Bernstein were now on the same side?

• Mr. Bernstein has always hated the workers of the factory

• Mr. Bernstein is her archenemy

• Her friends always spoke about how mean he is

• The factory managers and union organizers did not normally get along

Which paragraph on p.288 gives the MOST vivid image of the events?

• "Yetta and Jacob raced on..."

• "So they didn't head for the window..."

• "But it was too late to go back now..."

• "Those were back by the table..."

Why was Yetta horrified when a spark "singed" her skin?

• The ember made her skin hurt so badly that she couldn't help but be afraid

• She hated fire and was afraid of it touching her

• She was surprised that an ember landed on her

• Since the fabric burned so easily, she was afraid her clothes would catch fire