The Growth of Cities Answers

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Which social class do you think lived in the conditions described in the passage?

middle class

working class

upper class

agrarian class

What is the main idea of this passage?

Factory workers are degraded at work and at home on a daily basis.

Factory workers do not understand how to improve their conditions.

Society needs to work to help factory workers improve their living conditions.

With the help of reforms, cities would be a wonderful place to live and work.

What was the author implying when she wrote the sentence?

The conditions of the employees are of no concern to the employer.

The conditions of the factory are adequate for the employees.

The conditions in the factory have never been questioned by the employee.

The conditions in the factory are of no concern to the employee.

At what age did Mr. Crabtree begin working at a factory?

five

eight

sixteen

twenty-two

What would happen to Crabtree if he was ever late to work?

He would lose his wages.

He would get in trouble with his parents.

He would be beaten.

He would be fired.

What conclusion does this passage support?

Factory work helped children become stronger.

Factory work prevented children from growing normally.

Factory work caused children’s bodies to mature at a younger age.

Factory work required too much work from children’s undeveloped muscles.

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