Ashes of Roses

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

• The elevator is overloaded with people.
• The narrator worries about her sister.
• The fire wagon is pulled by horses.
• The firefighters try to rescue workers.

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.

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

Which statement best compares the authors’ purposes in the two selections?

• “Frances Perkins and the Triangle Factory Fire” retells the 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 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 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 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.

Which text's purpose was to explain historical evidence about the Triangle Factory Fire?

• Frances Perkins and the Triangle Factory Fire
• Ashes of Roses

Which text's purpose was to entertain readers with a story about a worker who escaped the Triangle Factory Fire?

• Frances Perkins and the Triangle Factory Fire
• Ashes of Roses

Which text's purpose was to inform readers about the impact of the Triangle Factory Fire on witnesses?

• Frances Perkins and the Triangle Factory Fire
• Ashes of Roses

Which text's purpose was to describe how a survivor of the Triangle Factory Fire may have felt?

• Frances Perkins and the Triangle Factory Fire
• Ashes of Roses