What can you infer about Yetta's character from her actions during the fire? Cite evidence to support your answer.
Question 10
10.
How are Yetta, Jane, and Bella alike? How are they different?
In the “Yetta” section, what evidence supports the inference that fires in the factory were not uncommon?
Buckets of water were kept available.
Tissue-paper patterns hung from the ceiling.
The aisles between the tables were narrow.
Fabric scraps were kept in a bin under the table.
In the “Jane” section, why does the author include the detail about the new telautograph machine not working?
It explains why Miss Mary was so harried and frazzled-looking.
It shows that the factory was up-to-date and had the latest equipment.
If the machine had worked, Harriet would have wanted to examine it.
If the machine had worked, people would have known about the fire sooner.
What do readers know that Jane does not when she goes to look for Mr. Blanck?
that Mr. Blanck is not on the ninth floor
that a fire has broken out on the eighth floor
what the little girls are doing on the tenth floor
whether Yetta has managed to get to the ninth floor
In the “Bella” section, why does the author include the detail, “Bella didn't know what a fire drill was”?
to show that Bella was not as educated as Jane
to explain why Signor Carlotti looked down on Bella
to explain what had caused the fire to spread
to show that there had been no fire drills at the factory
Which detail most increases the drama of the fire escape collapse?
Jane asks Bella if the fire escape is safe.
Bella sees the eighth floor shutters blocking the way.
Bella shifts her weight back from the fire escape just as it collapses.
Bella's skirt catches fire as she runs toward the window.
Where is Bella most likely going at the end of the excerpt?
to look for more buckets
to look for the little girls
to look for Signor Carlotti
to look for Yetta
In the "Jane" section, the author describes Jane as wanting to leave quickly when she saw all of the workers hunched over their irons, agitated. What can you infer from Jane's actions?
She was of a higher class that the workers and couldn't stand the sight and smell of them.
Harriet and Millicent were rushing Jane to go to the 10th floor.
Jane has friends who work at the factory and she didn't like to see the conditions they worked in.
Jane spied Jacob, a man who asked her to go dancing several times, and wanted to quickly leave before he could ask her again.
Based on what you read, what can you infer about the supervisors of the workers on the 8th and 9th floors?
The always treat their workers fairly and with respect.
They are disrespectful and do not care about the harsh working conditions they put their workers through.
They are just like their workers, just following the bosses' orders.
They go on strike along side their workers at the end of this excerpt.