Name: _______________________________
English 8A
Flesh and Blood So Cheap
Mrs. Martin
Study Guide and Discussion Questions
Directions: Use details from the book, including quotes and page numbers, to support your answers to the following questions. If
additional space is necessary, continue your answers on a separate sheet of paper. Always support your responses with textual
evidence.
(Pages 122-163)
1: Dates
What happened during and on the following years and/or dates:
 Saturday, March 25, 1911
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April 5, 1911
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June 30, 1911
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June, 1926
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February 23, 2006
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February 26, 2010
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2. People/Places
Who were the following people:
 Rose Freedman
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Misery Lane
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Rose Schneiderman
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Alfred. E. Smith
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Charles F. Murphy
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Max Blanck
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Issac Harris
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Jack “Legs” Diamond
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Jacob “Little Augie” Orgen
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Abraham Rothstein
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Dutch Schultz
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The Garment District
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Vocabulary
Use context clues to define the following terms:
 mensch
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Coffin Ships
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Labor Rights Activists
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4. Write five reasons why the section is called: “The Price of Liberty.” Use specific details from the book.
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5. List three reasons why this section is called: “A Stricken Conscience.” Use specific details from the book.
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