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Reading Hull House Chapters 1-2 Definitions and Notes
Reading Hull House Chapters 1-2 Definitions and Notes
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5th Grade
01/15/2013

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suburbs
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the small cities and towns that surround a large city

 

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foreman
Definition
a boss
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agile
Definition
nimble
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peddler
Definition
a person who goes down the street with something to sell
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slum
Definition
a poor, crowded neighborhood with run-down houses and buildings
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3 million
Definition
About how many people live in the city of Chicago?
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That's where Lake Michigan is.
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Why are there no suburbs on the east side of Chicago?
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They were from Italy and spoke Italian
Definition
Why didn't Maria's parents speak English?
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1889
Definition
In what year does the biography begin?
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Jane Addams
Definition
Who is the main character?
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Maria Rossi
Definition
What is the name of the first fictional narrator?
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1889
Definition
In what year did Jane Addams move into the Hull House?
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12
Definition
How old were the children in Maria's family when they had to go to work?
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There was a lot of garbage
Definition
Why did the neighborhood have a lot of flies and rats?
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a candy factory
Definition
Where did Maria work?
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They spoke different languages
Definition
Why couldn't the people from the different neighborhoods understand each other?
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Ice, veggies, milk, coal, rags
Definition
What types of things did the peddlers sell?
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wrapping all the candy in yellow paper
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What mistake did Maria make?
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He would hold up a handkerchief and ask what color it was.
Definition
What would one of the men sometimes do to tease Maria?
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To get better prices.
Definition
Why would people argue with the peddlers?
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