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WorksheetsAshes of Roses Final Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
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
Where did Rose stop to look for a job first?
a bakery
a sweatshop
a shoe shop
a department store
What instrument was used for an eye exam on Ellis Island?
scalpel
scissors
buttonhook
What was the "fire safety" plan at the Triangle?
fire escapes on the outside of the building
buckets of water in the corner
a mapped out evacuation route for each floor
The building was fireproof; they didn't need a safety plan
Where did the fire start?
The 8th floor
The 9th floor
The 10th floor
They don't know
Where do Maureen and Rose plan to go as the book ends?
Back to Ireland
Court to sue the Triangle owners
Uncle Patrick's
New Jersey
Who is Leah?
A coworker at the Triangle
A Jewish lady who helped Mr. Garoff, Rose, and Maureen
The owner of the bakery who helps Rose find a job
The sister of a girl who died in the fire
Who helps Rose when her hair is on fire?
One of the men
No one; she dumps water on herself
Gussie
Klein and Bellini
How did Rose make it through the fire to get to the elevator?
She ran along one of the tables and jumped.
She ran really fast through it.
She dumped water on herself and ran through it.
Gussie pulled her through.
How do they identify Gussie at the morgue?
The steel plate on her shoe
The ring she had on
Her pay envelope
Her union ID card that was found in her pocket
What was the relationship between Gussie and Jacob?
Jacob wanted to marry her.
They were cousins.
They were exes.
They were best friends but nothing more.
What will Mr. Garoff do now that Gussie is gone?
Stay and raise Rose and Maureen as his own
Move to a Jewish community center
Go back to Russia
Go back to Italy
Why is Gussie so motivated to work for the union?
Poor working conditions ruined her father's health
She wants to make more money so her family can be reunited
She has seen too many people be mistreated
Her family has always supported unions
What dangerous factors contributed to the number of people who died in the fire?
All doors were locked except for one
Too many people were crammed into the room
The elevators were turned off
People were allowed to smoke at work
How did Jacob escape the fire?
He left the building before it started.
He escaped on the roof with Maureen.
He went down on the elevator.
He ran down the stairs.
What do people keep saying to Rose as she is looking for Maureen that upsets her?
That she should be with her parents
That there's no way she'll find Maureen
That the fire was the workers' fault
That she should be thankful she's alive
