The Triangle Fire Take Home Test Name: Date: Period: Directions: Please answer the following questions

and question stems in a completed response by providing a topic sentence (which usually restates the question/answers the stem), and the idea/ideas that support the topic sentence and a conclusion. 1. The fire broke out in which New York City Building?

2. What day of the week did the fire take place?

3. How many stories tall was the building?

4. What date did the fire take place?

5. Most of the workers could be described as:

6. On what floor did the fire start?

7. Approximately how many people did the Triangle Shirtwaist factory employ?

8. Approximately how many people died in the fire?

9. How did the fire start?

10.

Why were the floors of the building permitted to be made out of wood?

11.

What was the problem with the outside fire escape?

12.

What was the problem with the stair exit doors on each floor?

13.

Two years prior to the fire, an inspector recommended that the owner:

14.

Who were the proprietors of the Triangle Shirtwaist factory?

15.

How much did the owners later pay in a civil settlement?

Extended Responses: Students must restate the question/question stem (topic), provide a minimum of three ideas that support the topic, and a minimum of three details for each of the three ideas, and then a concluding thought. 1. Why was working at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory a desirable job?

2. What was a typical day like for workers at the Triangle factory?

3. Why did Blanck and Harris believe that their empire "was under constant siege"?

4. What did Samuel Gompers mean when he said that women had to burn in order to spur government action on labor safety?

5. Should Blanck and Harris have been held legally responsible for the deaths of the Triangle workers? Discuss.