My Life

Question 1   Who were the working class? A. Low-paid workers and their families B. Middle-income artisans and their families C. Middle-income skilled workers and their families D. Managers and their families

Question 2   Which of these was a job that a working-class man would most likely hold? A. Lawyer B. Meatpacker C. Inventor D. Office worker

Question 3   Why was it hard to do laundry in tenements? A. There were no outdoor clotheslines. B. Most tenements had only cold running water. C. There was no water in many tenements. D. Only water available was often already dirty.

Question 4   What was a tenement? A. A run-down part of the city where poorer people lived B. An ethnic enclave within a smaller city C. A large apartment building that was usually overcrowded and dirty D. A building where the factory owner made his employees live

Question 5   Many working-class families lived in slums because: A. They did not want to improve their condition. B. They could not afford to live anywhere else. C. They preferred those sections of the cities. D. They were forced to live there by the government.

Question 6   Why were the tenement apartments crowded? A. Many people had to share space with other families. B. It was easier to heat and cool the apartments if they were small. C. The apartments were large so they could hold big families. D. There wasn't room to build more apartment buildings in the cities.

Question 7   Model tenements, built to create better lives for the poor, were: A. Older condominiums in the suburbs. B. Single family homes in the slums. C. Nicer apartment buildings in the slums. D. Run-down buildings in the suburbs.

Question 8   Which of the following would not have been the job of a poor working-class woman? A. Office manager B. Laundry worker C. Cook D. Maid

Question 9   What is a slum? A. An area of a city where people all worked in the same factory B. An area of a city that was poor, dangerous, and crowded C. An area on the edge of a city where people had to ride the train to work D. An area on the edge of a city where houses were farther apart

Question 1   According to How the Other Half Lives, what was the problem with only having the stairs and the hallway door for fresh air in buildings in the slums? A. The air was fresh and cool. B. The air was stale and hot. C. The air was fresh and hot. D. The air was stale and cool.

Question 2   According to How the Other Half Lives, buildings in slums did not have much light and were therefore: A. Hot. B. Cold. C. Safe. D. Dangerous.

Question 3   Riis wrote, "And all be poisoned alike by their summer stenches." What did he mean? A. That the water in the sinks smelled bad B. That the air in the hallway was fresh C. That people would get sick in the summer D. That the windows kept out the heat

Question 4   According to How the Other Half Lives, where did residents of buildings in the slums get their water? A. From a sink B. From a pump outside C. From water bottles D. From a fountain