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Uprising

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which detail most increases the drama of the fire escape collapse?

a)

Bella’s skirt catches fire as she runs toward the window.

b)

Bella shifts her weight back just as it collapses.

c)

Bella sees the eighth floor shutters blocking the way.

d)

Jane asks Bella if the fire escape is safe.

2.

In the Yetta section, what evidence supports the inference that fires in the factory were not uncommon.

a)

Tissue paper hung from the ceiling.

b)

Fabric scraps were kept in a bin under the table.

c)

Buckets of water were kept available.

d)

The isles between the tables were narrow.

3.

What do readers know that Jane does not when they go to look for Mr. Blanck. (Dramatic Irony)

a)

That a fire has broken out on the eighth floor.

b)

What the little girls are doing on the tenth floor.

c)

Whether Yetta has managed to get to the ninth floor.

d)

That Mr. Blanck is on the ninth floor.

4.

In the Bella section, why does the author include the detail, “Bella didn’t know what a fire drill was.”?

a)

To explain what had caused the fire to spread.

b)

To explain why Senor Carlotti looked down on Bella.

c)

To show that Bella was not as educated as Jane.

d)

To show that there had been no fire drills at the factory.

5.

In the Jane section, why does the author include the detail about the new telautograph machine not working?

a)

It explains why Ms. Mary was so harried and frazzled looking.

b)

It shows that the factory was up to date and had the latest equipment.

c)

If the machine had worked, Harriet would have wanted to examine it.

d)

If the machine had worked, people would have known about the fire sooner.

6.

Where is Bella most likely going at the end of the excerpt?

a)

Too look for more buckets

b)

Too look for the little girls

c)

To look for Signor Carlotti

d)

To look for Yetta.

7.

Something that is singed is

a)

Dirty

b)

Discarded

c)

Torn

d)

Burned

8.

What does wistful mean?

a)

Longing for something

b)

Expecting something

c)

Regretting something

d)

Joking about something

9.

Someone who looks haggard is

a)

Exhausted

b)

Enraged

c)

Expectant

d)

Energetic

10.

What does it mean to stifle someone’s excitement?

a)

To encourage it

b)

To hold it back

c)

To share it

d)

To ridicule it

11.

What is similar between Flesh and Blood So Cheap and Uprisisng?

a)

Uprising uses real characters from Flesh and Blood So Cheap

b)

They both happen in Chicago

c)

Uprising uses a lot of details of the building and work space from Flesh and Blood so Cheap and expands on it.

d)

Uprising talks about the young guy who dropped his girlfriend to a quicker death from Flesh and Blood so Cheap.

12.

What type of literature is Uprising?

a)

Informational

b)

Argumentative

c)

Fiction

d)

Historical fiction

13.

Which of the girls was the most educated?

a)

Yetta

b)

Jane

c)

Bella

d)

None of them were educated

14.

Which of the girls was raised on a farm?

a)

Yetta

b)

Jane

c)

Bella

d)

None of them

15.

Which of the girls was most self-conscience?

a)

Yetta

b)

Jane

c)

Bella

d)

None of them

16.

What is women's suffrage?

a)

It's women who suffer

b)

It's the right for women to vote

c)

It's the right for women to hold a job

d)

Marriage

17.

Which of the girls worked with the Union and passed out suffrage flyers?

a)

Yetta

b)

Jane

c)

Bella

d)

All of them

18.

What point of view are these stories written in?

a)

1st person

b)

3rd person objective

c)

3rd person limited

d)

3rd person omniscient

19.

What does 1st person mean?

a)

It's written from the perspective of the main character in the story.

b)

The narrator is outside of the story and doesn't know the thoughts or intentions of anyone in the story.

c)

The narrator is outside of the story and knows the thoughts and intentions of the main character.

d)

The narrator is outside of the story and knows the thoughts and intentions of all of the characters.

20.

What is 3rd person objective?

a)

The story is written from the perspective of the main character in the story.

b)

The narrator is outside of the story but doesn't know the thoughts or intentions of the characters.

c)

The narrator is outside of the story and knows the thoughts and intentions of the main character.

d)

The narrator is outside of the story and knows the thoughts and intentions of all of the characters.

21.

What is 3rd person limited?

a)

The story is written from the perspective of the main character in the story.

b)

The narrator is outside the story but doesn't know the thoughts or intentions of the characters.

c)

The narrator is outside the story and knows the thoughts and intentions of the main character.

d)

The narrator is outside the story and knows the thoughts and intentions of all of the characters.

22.

What is 3rd person omniscient?

a)

The story is written from the perspective of the main character.

b)

The narrator is outside of the story but doesn't know the thoughts or intentions of the characters.

c)

The narrator is outside of the story and knows the thoughts of the main character.

d)

The narrator is outside of the story and knows the thoughts of all of the characters.