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Riis/Sinclair
By Elizabeth Nix
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Note from the author:
Questions over selections from Jacob Riis and Upton Sinclair
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Question 4
4.
Riis uses the image of laundry to describe levels of
poverty
fashion
hard work
Question 5
5.
What kind of sleeping arrangements are available for 15 cents
A personal space with a bed and chair
A large shared space with mutliple bunks with sheets/blankets and a locker for ones' things
A space on the floor to sleep
A nearby stove for heat
Question 6
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What is the purpose of Riis story?
It's just fiction to entertain people
To push for new laws on immigration
Scare children to study hard so they won't have to live like this
Gain sympathy for the lower class city-dwellers
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Question 15
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What new laws might the public demand after reading Sinclair's book?
D2.Civ.2.9-12
D2.His.6.9-12
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Question 16
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What is the occasion/historical context of the passages? Cite evidence from the passage (but DO NOT use quotes)
D1.1.9-12
D2.His.1.9-12
Question 1
1.
Who was Jacob Riis
a President
a Robber Baron
a writer and social commentator
owner of a tenement house
Question 2
2.
Which of the following are problems faced by the children in this passage
Germs
Jobs
Education
Clean Air
Clean Water
Physical Abuse
Question 3
3.
Why were the fire escapes ineffective for most of the tenements?
They were cheaply made
They were used as extra space for household goods and trash
No tenements had fire escapes
Question 7
7.
What was the kerosene used for
Lighting for the workers
To provide heat during the winter
To kill the ptomaine poisons of the carasses
To bribe the inspectors
Question 8
8.
What happened to cows that were fed "whiskey-malt"?
They developed large boils and open sores
They got drunk
They lived long and happy lives
Question 9
9.
Tainted canned meat caused
Increases in food prices
The deaths of many US troops in the Spanish-American War
Decreases in farm profits
The plant owners to be prosecuted and convicted for the spread of disease
Question 10
10.
This paragraph implies what about the ingredients in Durham Canned goods?
Butter was a main ingreadient in most of the canned goods
They rarely contained any real meat.
Only high quality ingredients were ever used
Question 11
11.
What benefit did the tuberculosis add
It made the cows fatter
It made the cows healthier
It provided a pleasant taste
Question 12
12.
You could tell what job each employee did at the plant from their
Paycheck
Uniforms
Illness
Question 13
13.
What illness was caused by the chilling rooms?
Cuts and scrapes
Tuberculosis
Rheumatism
Chemical burns
Question 14
14.
What odd ingredient might be in Durham's Pure Leaf Lard?
Beef
Butter
Acid
Human Remains
