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**__ January 16, 2012 __**
Questions: (Chapter 1) 1. What point of view is this story written in? ** This story is written in first person because Rose says "I" and "we". ** 2. Why were people ordered to go to the center of the ship? ** People were ordered to go to the center of the ship because when they passed the statue of liberty everybody went to the side of the ship that they could see lady liberty on which caused the ship to tilt. ** 3. What was Margaret Rose's reaction to the Statue of Liberty (give details)? **Rose's reaction to the statue of liberty was that she thought it was enormous and she knew that somebody should mark the date because it was the start of her new life. Rose also remembered a little bit of the poem that is engraved on the statue.** 4. Explain the last line of chapter one. **"Here we are, America," I whispered. "We're just exactly what ye ordered." Well in the poem engraved on the statue it says "**//Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses"// **So in that part of the poem lady liberty is kind of asking for that which is like what rose said "We're just exactly what ye ordered."**

Chapter 2 1. Tell about the experience of landing in Ellis Island through Margaret Rose's point of view. **Margaret's expierience of going through Ellis Island would not be fun. Margaret had to unbutton her dress so that the doctors could hear her heart beat and whatnot. And like everyone else she had to take the eye test which requierd the doctor to poke a hook though the top of your eyelid and pull it up so they could look at your eyeball. So her expierience was not very exciting.** 2. What happened to little Joseph? ** When Joseph took the eye exam he got marked with 2 letters on his collar. at first no one in the family knew what the 2 letters meant but then they assumed that it was because he had an eye disease. **

Chapter 3 1. What was the problem in this chapter? **The main problem in this chapter is that Joseph has to go back to ireland because he has a eye disease.** 2. How are they planning on fixing it? **Da said that he would take Joseph back to ireland and give him to Joseph's grandmother and if Joseph's eye disease cured quickly Da would take him back to america but if it didn't cure quickly then only Da would come back to america.** 3. Describe what Grandma Dolan thinks of children? **Rose said that Grandma Dolan was never happy about anything.** 4. How would you feel if you were in this family? **I would be happy yet sad i would be happy because i was in america and i got to start a new life. but i would be sad because my baby brother had to go back to ireland.**

= Wednesday, January 18th = = Read chapters 4, 5 and 6 and answer the following questions. = = Due Friday =

Hey Cooper, I think I found your lost work - let me know if this is right:) Mrs. Chmielewski

__Chapter 4__
===1. What was it like for the Nolan's to get into this country? Well they were lucky and unlucky, they were lucky because there luggage almost got stolen but a police officer stopped the thiefs. and then the police man gave them some money cause they didn't have much ===

===2. Why did Rose say that trumpets were playing in her head? Rose imagined trumpets playing in her head because it was the start of her new life and she wanted her entrance to be grand. ===

__Chapter 5__
===1. Why does Ma move them to the middle of a large crowd and then start smiling and talking to Rose as if she has not seen her in awhile? Ma did that because she didn't want Patrick not to show up and so they would get sent back to ireland. so she pretended to be Roses relative so the family could go find Patrick's house themselfs. ===

===2. Why did Rose think that Ma was thinking they may have lost an opportunity to be together as a family? Rose thought that because she said to Ma that they should of rubbed the chalk marks off of joseph and he might have been able to stay in america. ===

===3. What is meant by, "The streets of America were paved in gold?" Why does Rose believe that this is true at this time? Rose thought that because when there luggage almost got stolen there was a police officer that stopped the thiefs and then he gave the Nolan's some money. ===

__Chapter 6__
===1. What was the reaction they got when they reached Patrick's house? The main reaction when they get to Patrick's house is that it seem the wife and daughters don't like them and are talking about them secretly ===

===2. What is the main idea of this chapter? The main idea of the chapter is that the Nolan's get to Patrick's house. ===

=**__ Friday, January 20th __**=

1. Why was Ma so unhappy with Uncle Patrick? Ma was so unhappy with uncle Patrick because she found out that his family didn't go to church.
===2. "Ma put on her shawl with the flourish of a matador," - what does this mean? I think that it means she put her Shawl (scarf) on with a mad and bad attitude and that it was fast and forceful like a matador v.s. a bull ===

1. Why didn't Ma want to waste the breakfast food? Ma didn't want to waste food because she said that it would be a insult to Elsa because she made it for them.
===2. What was the tension that was hanging over them like a "swinging sword?" It means that everyone was acting like they were happy and they all liked eachother when there was some prblems between the two family's. ===

1. Trudy said the the girls were crampin' her style with her beau - what does this mean? I think it means that Trudy thinks that Rose and Maureen are interfearing with her love life.
===2. What is Rose's idea to help her family? Why did she think this was important? Rose's idea to help the family is to get a jod until Da gets back so they could move into a place of there own and not have to be around Elsa and her daughters. Rose thinks that this is important because she is tired of elsa thinking that they can't do anything on there own. ===

= **__Monday, January 23rd__** =

//Read chapters 11, 12, 13 and 14//

 * due Thursday, 26th (no school Wednesday) **

1. Where did Rose try and find a job and why was she rejected? ** Rose tries to find a job because then possibly her and her family could move out of Patrick's house and find a place of there own. Rose got rejected because she was not skilled and she was a girl. ** 2. What is the difference between a peddler and a petaler? **The difference between the 2 are that if your a peddler you make the pedals and if your a petaler you make the rose itself.** 3. What is a "greenhorn?" **I think that a greenhorn is someone who is new and i think the name for it is greenhorn because green is a main irish color and anyone to america who is new is pretty much from Ireland.** 4. Do you think it was right for Rose to nod that she knew how to make roses? **I think it was wrong because she lied so when the time comes she won't be able to make roses cause she won't know how. but i also think that it was ok to lie because then she can get the job and try to learn as fast as she can.**
 * Chapter 11 **

**Chapter 12** 1. What was the main idea for this chapter? **I think that the main idea for this chapter was just that Rose found a job and that she works there now.** 2. What questions do you have? **I wonder how long Rose will beable to keep her job? Will Ma be ok with it?**

**Chapter 13** 1. Why were mother and Elsa arguing? **They were arguing because when Rose got home from her job Elsa was telling her like, you can't work, never go back there and all that stuff. But Ma found it annoying i guess that she was telling her daughter what to do so Ma said Rose was her daughter and i'm in charge of her.** 2. Do you think Rose should continue working at the sweatshop? Why or why not? **I think that Rose should keep working there because then she would get some money, maybe not enough to pay for a place to live but she would get some money.** 3. What does "despicable" mean found on page 87? **It is like "I CAN'T STAND YOU" and unrealistic and just terrible.** 4. What does the last paragraph of this chapter mean? **It means that the first time that Rose met Elsa and her girls that their opinion of Rose was that she was mean, cranky, and stingy. So it's saying that now whenever Rose has a fight wth someone she's becoming like they thought she allready was**

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**Chapter 14** 1. Why was Tessa so upset with Rose? **Tessa was upset with Rose because Rose was taking supplies home to make up to 3000 roses. So because she was doing that Tessa got upset with her because then the girls that actually worked there didn't get as much supplies.** 2. What would you have done? **I would have took the supplies and worked on the roses at home.** 3. What do you predict will happen in the next couple of chapters? **I think that Da will come back soon and they will find a house of there own but there will be something wrong with the house.**

=**__ Thursday, January 26th __**=

** Chapter 15 **
1. Why did Ma ask Rose if she enjoyed her walk? **Because she was kind of asking Rose if she got the stuff.** 2. Why do you think Rose was so argumentative to Maureen? **I think that Rose was so angry at her because she droped a lot of the wires on the ground that you use to make th paper roses with.** 3. Why did Trudy scream, "I just want to die?" **Trudy screamed that because her boyfriend saw Ma, Rose, Maureen, and Bridget in her house.** 4. Why do you think that Ma didn't stop Maureen from fighting? **I think that Ma thought that Hildegarde deserved a little beating because of how she treats other people.**

** Chapter 16 **
1. What would you have done if you were Uncle Patrick? **I would of let Ma decide what ever she wanted to do stay, move out, or leave America.** 2. Why did Ma start to cry? Why do you think she was crying now when even when her mom and dad died she didn't cry? **Ma cried because she was being separated from her daughters. I bet that she didn't cry when her parents died because she must of just thought that it was a way of life but now she isn't going to see her own daughters for a long long time.** 3. Why did Da think it was so important to bring his family to America? **Da thought it was better to live in America because he thought that he would get a better job and make more money so his family could have a better life.** 4. Why did Rose feel so strongly about staying in America? **Well for 1 thing, she didn't want to go back to ireland and have to marry a ugly boy, and second is that she felt that she would have a better life in america.** 5. Do you think it was a good idea that Maureen also stayed? Why or why not? **Yes, because that way Rose won't be alone when she's living in America without Ma or Da.** 6. Why did Rose make promises that she knows she couldn't keep? **Because she didn't want to be mean to the people that she made promises to.**

**Chapter 17**
1. Describe Mr. Garoff's room that he rented to the girls. **The room was a empty room with no furniture and was pretty small.** 2. Do you think this will be a good place for the girls to live? Why or why not? **No because they don't have that good of a job and i think that they will starve. I think tha Rose and Maureen should just go back to Uncle Patrick's house.** 3. Describe Gussie? Do you think she will end up being a good friend, why or why not? **I think that she will get Rose a job as a seamstress, so i think that she will be a good friend**

**Chapter 18**
1. Why did Rose go to the sweatshop on Monday morning? ** Rose went there because she had to turn in the roses that her and maureen made together. ** 2. What made Rose go back? **Well she turned in the roses she made so she would possibly get a pay so she would be able to buy food for her and Maureen.** 3. What lesson do you think she learned? **That you should trust the people that know more then you.** 4. What do you think will happen in the next chapter? **I think that Rose will get a job as a waitress at a resturant.**

= **__Monday, January 30th__** =
 * //Read chapters 19, 20 and 21// **

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**1. What strike is Gussie talking about? Why is she telling Rose the stories of the strike? Gussie was talking about the strike that happened 2 years ago that a ton of people were in and it wan't just in New York City it was in a few different cities. Gussie was telling Rose about the strike because that was what they were kindof going to do to Mr. Moscovitz ( protest for her money she earned). ** =====

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**2. Why did Gussie talk to Rose about a sewing machine? She told Rose about the sewing machine because she thought that Rose might be able to get a job at the Triangle so she could get money for her and Maureen. ** =====

** Chapter 20 **

 * 1. Explain what happened when Rose and Gussie went back to visit Mr. Moscovitz? Gussie and Rose walked in and Mr. M said get out. Rose saw her coat hanging on a chair and grabbed it. Gussie told Rose to ask for the money that Mr. M owed her and he said get out but Rose asked again and Mr. M gave her $3.00. Rose and Gussie left and Gussie told her that Mr. M didn't have to pay her at all and probably that he just paid her so that she would leave. But Rose didn't care, the only thing she cared about was that she got $3.00. **

** 2. Why do you think that Rose became very strong and tough with Mr. Moscovitz? Because she wanted her money. **

 * 3. Why do you think Gussie said she, "Doesn't approve of child labor?" Because she thinks that when your a child that you shouldn't have to have a job and that you should just have to worry about being a kid. **

= __**Wednesday, February 1st**__ =

**4. Describe the Triangle. The triangle is a factory that many youngish men and women work at. When they are there they work with sewing machines to make clothing. **
==== **5. Why did Rose say that the job was too hard? Was she giving up too soon? Do you think Gussie will let Rose quit? Rose said the job was to hard because her first try the sewing machine stabbed her finger 3 times and she damaged a piece of cloth. I don't think she was giving up to soon because after her failure she started getting the hang of it and actually made some friends there. I don't think Gussie will let her quit because now Rose wouldn't even want to quit because she likes the job and has a fun time doing it. ** ====

**1. Why did Rose leave Gussie to walk home by herself? so she could walk home with her friends, but she didn't know that Gussie would worry about where she was. **
==== **2. What is the main idea of this chapter? That Rose has friends and she wanted to becaome closer to them by walking home with them and that she was invited to go to a nickelodeon with her friends. ** ====

= __**Friday, February 3rd**__ =

**Chapter 25**
==== **1. Why did Rose keep laughing throughout the movie? Rose was laughing throughtout the movie because it was the first movie she ever saw and the moving pictures was so amazing to her that she just coudn't stop laughing.** ====

**1. Why were Gussie and Rose so upset when Maureen showed up at work? Because they thought that Maureen was to young to work so they wanted her to be in school.**
==== **2. Why did Rose actually "fight" with Maureen? How would you have handled it? Because Maureen was really stressing her out and Rose just had to get her anger out by wresseling with Maureen.If I was Rose l would of yelled at Maureen instead of attacking her.** ====

= __**Monday, February 6th**__ =

**Chapter 29 and 30**
==== **1. Why was Rose blaming herself for not being able to find Maureen or Gussie? Because she was the one to allow Maureen to let her work at the Triangle instead of making her go to the school. And for Gussie she made her go to Mr. Moscovitz's shop so she had to miss some work and got moved down to a lower class in the triangle so she would get moved to the higher floor in the building so it would be harder to get out of the building. ** ====

=__ **Wednesday, February 8th** __=

**5. What do you think Rose will do next? stay in America get a better job and send Maureen back to school. **
==== **6. Did you think this was a good book, why or why not? I think it was a amazing book because i could really picture the entire book in my head and when i can do that i think that it is a good book. ** ====