Yetta
Bella
Jane
Vocabulary from Stories
Just for Fun
100

What did Yetta want to start at the Triangle Factory?

What is A UNION?

100
What did the boss, Mr. Carlotti, do to Bella?
What is SPIT ON HER, CALLED HER A GOAT, INSULT HER HERITAGE?
100
At the beginning of the Jane story, what were Jane and her sisters doing at the factory in the first place?
What is MEETING THEIR FATHER FOR A SHOPPING TRIP?
100
What is the author’s opinion, view, attitude or feeling towards a topic
What is POINT OF VIEW?
100
What sort of creature has hair, is warm blooded, and performs live births?
What is MAMMALS?
200
Who did Yetta have affection for, and what event did she turn him down for the first time?
What is JABOB/DANCING?
200
Why was Bella confused when Jane asked her about the fire drill?
What is SHE DIDNT GO TO SCHOOL, THE TRIANGLE FACTORY DIDNT PERFORM FIRE DRILLS?
200
What did Jane say to Bella's boss at the end of the story to scare him?
What is I AM AN INSPECTOR...ARE YOU TREATING EVERY GIRL WITH RESPECT?
200
What does it mean to cause or show a fondness for causing trouble in a playful way.
What is MISCHIEVOUS?
200
What sort of creature has gills, scales, and can breathe underwater?
What is FISH?
300
How were Mr. Bernstein and Yetta eventually very similar in the story?
What is BOTH SLAPPED GIRLS IN AN EFFORT TO RESCUE THEM FROM THE FIRE?
300
Why does the author include the scene about the silver buckle that Bella sees as the fire escape collapses?
What is ANSWER WILL VARY WITH STUDENT REASONING?
300
In the Jane story, what are 2 signs that something bad is happening on the 8th floor?
What is TELEPHONE IS LEFT DANGLING OFF THE HOOK, ELEVATOR OPERATOR BUZZER IS GOING CRAZY ON THE 8TH FLOOR.
300
What is a story that is made up but is set in the past and sometimes borrows true facts of that historic time period?
What is HISTORICAL FICTION?
300
What sort of creature has wings, feathers, and lays eggs?
What is BIRDS?
400
What is one way that Jacob helped Yetta in the story?
What is FOUND A BETTER ESCAPE ROUTE, TAPPED OUT A FLAME THAT CAUGHT HER SLEEVE ON FIRE?
400
Ultimately, what is the central-idea that the author is trying to convey from the UPRISING stories?
What is EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE SMALL YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE GREAT THINGS, NO MATTER YOUR BACKGROUND YOU CAN STILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE, EVEN THOUGH WE ARE DIFFERENT WE CAN STILL GET ALONG?
400

What clues help readers understand that Harriet & Milicent comes from a wealthy family?

What is MOTHER VACATIONED IN FLORIDA, SHIPPED THE CAR TO FLORIDA, FATHER OWNED THE COMPANY, HIRED A TAXI FOR A SHOPPING TRIP?

400

What does it mean to burn (something) superficially or lightly?

What is SINGE?

400
What type of creature lays eggs, and can survive in water and on land?
What is AMPHIBIANS?
500
Why did Yetta run upstairs instead of escape at the end of the story?
What is TO RESCUE HER FRIENDS AND FELLOW WORKERS IN THE UNION?
500

How many of the girls, and which ones, die at the end of the UPRISING stories?

2; Bella (sophocates) and Jane (caught behind oil drum)

500
What do we learn from Jane's interaction with the elevator operator?
What is SHE IS KIND AND NOT JUST SNOTTY, SHE CARES ABOUT THOSE BELOW HER STATUS, SHE HELPS HER SISTERS BECOME MORE MATURE?
500
What does it mean to to examine something in detail for the purpose of explaining it or understanding it better?
What is ANALYZE?
500
What are creatures called that carry around their young in pouches?
What is MARSUPIALS?
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