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Quiz about Hear Angela Denotos Sorrow Dear America

Hear Angela Denoto's Sorrow: Dear America Quiz

This quiz is about Angela Denoto, a shirtwaist worker in 1909 who must quit school to help support her family. This is one of the best in the series, and one of Deborah Hopkinson's best novels. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by Lunamoon8. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Lunamoon8

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
322,967

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
119

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Angela came to America from what part of Italy? Hint

Rome

Florence

Venice

Sicily

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Question 2 of 10

2. Why couldn't Angela start at the factory on Monday, and had to wait a few days? Hint

She got sick with pneumonia

Mama wanted her to finish her last week of 8th grade

Mama needed more help with the artificial flowers

The shirtwaist orders didn't come in on time

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who showed Angela how to do her first job? Hint

Rosa

Mr. Klien

Sarah Goldstein

Clara Ruben

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Question 4 of 10

4. What did Mr. Klein say when Clara pierced her finger bone with a sewing machine needle? Hint

"You poor thing! Why don't you go home?"

"Sarah will do your and her job while you rest."

"You stupid Yiddish girl! You ALWAYS do that!"

"Get back to work!"

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who declared the strike in the shop? Hint

Luisa

Sarah

Ruth

Angela

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who did Luisa blame for Teresa's death? Hint

Herself

Mama

Vito

Angela

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Question 7 of 10

7. On July 7, 1910, what time did the cloakmaker's strike start? Hint

7:00 am

2:00 pm

12:00 pm

9:00 pm

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Question 8 of 10

8. What were Angela and Sarah doing when the fire at the Triangle Waist Company started? Hint

Buying a wedding present for Rosa

Working in the very building

Taking a walk in Washington Square

Eating lunch in Central Park

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Question 9 of 10

9. How did Clara die? Hint

She fell down an elevator shaft

She burned to death

She jumped out the window

She was trampled to death in a crowd looking at the fire

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Question 10 of 10

10. In the epilogue, who did Angela marry? Hint

Arturo

Alfio

A man who had survived the Triangle Waist Fire

Audenzio

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Angela came to America from what part of Italy?

Answer: Sicily

Angela came to New York City with her Babbo (father), Mama, Luisa (aged 14 at the time), her brother Vito (aged nine at the time), and Teresa (aged four at the time).

2. Why couldn't Angela start at the factory on Monday, and had to wait a few days?

Answer: The shirtwaist orders didn't come in on time

Angela's mama wasn't very pleased at that news, because Babbo had injured his shoulder and was out of work, and rent was due soon.

3. Who showed Angela how to do her first job?

Answer: Sarah Goldstein

Sarah is a Yiddish girl who doesn't like how shirtwaist workers are treated.
Mr. Klein is the boss of the factory and treats Angela and everyone else cruelly.
Clara Ruben is Sarah and Angela's friend, her mother's only support for money.
Rosa is Luisa and Angela's good friend.

4. What did Mr. Klein say when Clara pierced her finger bone with a sewing machine needle?

Answer: "Get back to work!"

Of course, Mr. Klein doesn't care at all about what happens to his workers. He would never send a girl home and still pay her. And though he hates Sarah, he knows that she can't do two jobs at once.

5. Who declared the strike in the shop?

Answer: Ruth

Angela was sure that Sarah would call the strike, but it was a girl close to her station. Angela was still skeptical about the whole thing, and Luisa was against the strike.

6. Who did Luisa blame for Teresa's death?

Answer: Angela

She blamed Angela because if Angela had quit the strike and gone back to work earlier, Teresa would've been alive and well. Later on, she would blame herself for Rosa's death.

7. On July 7, 1910, what time did the cloakmaker's strike start?

Answer: 2:00 pm

According to the book, it started at 2:00 pm., but it may have started at another time. This time, Sarah called the strike.

8. What were Angela and Sarah doing when the fire at the Triangle Waist Company started?

Answer: Taking a walk in Washington Square

They were taking a walk when they heard "Fire!"

This is when the girls' lives changed forever.

9. How did Clara die?

Answer: She fell down an elevator shaft

Clara thought that the elevator was still there, but she fell to her death and landed on a dead girl.

10. In the epilogue, who did Angela marry?

Answer: Audenzio

Audenzio was originally married to Rosa, who died in the fire, but afterward, he got interested in Angela. Arturo would've been the perfect husband for Angela, since they got along so well, but he isn't mentioned in the epilogue. Alfio was Rosa's little brother, and he helped open a restaurant with Vito and Pietro, his brother.

Source: Author Lunamoon8

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