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The Triangle Factory Fire Study Guide - Completeflammable (adj.) ✔️Ans - capable of being set on fire and of burning
quickly
reign (v.) ✔️Ans - if some things reign over something else, it means they
dominate it
portable (adj.) ✔️Ans - something that can be carried or moved easily
inspection (n.) ✔️Ans - an official examination or review
enact (v.) ✔️Ans - to make a bill or other legislation officially become part
of the law
How many floors did the Asch building have? ✔️Ans - Ten, but the Triangle
Factory was only on the top three floors.
Which floor was the deadliest on the day of the fire? ✔️Ans - ninth
What is the lesson that can be learned from reading both articles? ✔️Ans -
The tragedy of the Triangle Factory fire could have been prevented.
What is the central idea of the second article, "The Story of the Triangle
Factory Fire?" ✔️Ans - The aftermath of the fire: It explains what we
learned from this tragedy, and what kind of preventative measures were
taken so that it would not happen again.
What is the central idea of the first article, "Flesh and Blood So Cheap?"
✔️Ans - It's about the events of the fire, giving an emotional and vivid account
of the moments during which the fire took place.
central idea ✔️Ans - the most important idea about the topic
supporting details ✔️Ans - facts, reasons, statistics, examples, or sensory
details that support a main idea
, chronological order ✔️Ans - organization of events in the order that they
happened
Why couldn't Ida Willensky open the door on the eighth floor? ✔️Ans - The
door opened inward and the panicked people were in the way.
Why did author report such vivid descriptive details about what went on
during the fire? ✔️Ans - He wanted the reader to understand the terror
and panic of this horrific event.
What inspired people to take action after the Triangle Factory Fire? ✔️Ans
- You need to answer this one on your own!
Why weren't the firefighters able to get water through the windows of the
building? ✔️Ans - The water pressure would have thrown victims back
into the fire.
Why did the ninth floor have the largest number of deaths? ✔️Ans - It was
crowded, the fabric and oil exploded instantly into flames and the exits were
locked or blocked.
Why couldn't the fireman use their life nets? ✔️Ans - The life nets were not
able to handle the tremendous force of the falling bodies.
What year did the state of New York enact the 33 new labor laws? ✔️Ans -
1914
The owners of the Triangle Factory... ✔️Ans - were accused of putting
"profits over people's lives, and not caring about the dangerous conditions in
their factory.
What positive things came out of the Triangle Factory Fire Tragedy? ✔️Ans
- Laws, regulations and safer conditions for workers.
What are some examples of CAUSE and EFFECT signal words? ✔️Ans -
therefore, so, because and since
What type of work was done at the Triangle Factory? ✔️Ans - Sewing,
cutting, packing and shipping
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