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Margaret Peterson HaddixA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Answer key citations refer to the 2007 edition of the novel published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
Pages 1-69
Reading Check
1. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory (“Mrs. Livingston,” 1-5)
2. Rahel (“Yetta,” 32-38)
Short Answer
1. He believes that Signora Luciano would cheat Bella and that Bella can make more money at the Shirtwaist Factory. (“Bella,” 7-31)
2. They act like she has said something impolite and dismiss the idea that people without money might have thoughtful ideas. (“Jane,” 38-43)
3. Rahel believes that Bella might marry Pietro and stop working, so there is no reason for her to support the union. (“Yetta” 58-62)
Pages 70-121
Reading Check
1. Yiddish (“Yetta,” 80-90)
2. a phonograph (“Bella,” 95-102)
Short Answer
1. She wants him to send the money home to Italy for her. She cannot do it herself because of her limited English skills. (“Bella,” 79-79)
2. Jane feels that her life is limited to just watching things happen instead of fully participating in life. (“Jane,” 91-94)
3. Yetta explains about the scab labor that is keeping the larger factories operating and how this will prolong the strike for some workers.
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