Excerpt 1: Katie's own family had moved to New York City from Russia. To them and many otherimmigrants, America was a place of hope. It seemed that anyone who worked hard could get ahead.Excerpt 2: Those inside Triangle had only seconds to make life-or-death decisions. Many chose to jumpfrom the windows rather than die in the fire. It was a deadly 95-foot fall to the sidewalk.Excerpt 3: Elevator operator Joseph Zito knew the risks. But he wanted to save as many workers as hecould. He took the elevator up and down, again and again. With each trip, he did not know if he wouldsurvive.Excerpt 4: As news of the fire spread across New York, people were outraged. How many workerswould still be alive if the door hadn't been locked? If the owners had held fire drills?1. Based on the first excerpt, what can you infer about Katie's family's life in Russia?2. The second excerpt says that workers had only seconds to make life-or-death decisions. Whydid they have to make these decisions so quickly?3. Based on the third excerpt, what can you infer about what type of person Joseph Zito was?4. The fourth excerpt includes two questions. The questions are not answered. But you can makeinferences about what people believed the answers were. What can you infer?

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Social Psychology (10th Edition)

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Excerpt 1: Katie's own family had moved to New York City from Russia. To them and many other
immigrants, America was a place of hope. It seemed that anyone who worked hard could get ahead.
Excerpt 2: Those inside Triangle had only seconds to make life-or-death decisions. Many chose to jump
from the windows rather than die in the fire. It was a deadly 95-foot fall to the sidewalk.
Excerpt 3: Elevator operator Joseph Zito knew the risks. But he wanted to save as many workers as he
could. He took the elevator up and down, again and again. With each trip, he did not know if he would
survive.
Excerpt 4: As news of the fire spread across New York, people were outraged. How many workers
would still be alive if the door hadn't been locked? If the owners had held fire drills?
1. Based on the first excerpt, what can you infer about Katie's family's life in Russia?
2. The second excerpt says that workers had only seconds to make life-or-death decisions. Why
did they have to make these decisions so quickly?
3. Based on the third excerpt, what can you infer about what type of person Joseph Zito was?
4. The fourth excerpt includes two questions. The questions are not answered. But you can make
inferences about what people believed the answers were. What can you infer?

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Based on the first excerpt we can infer that Katie's family life in Russia was likely not as prosperous or full of opportunities as they hoped for.They choose to leave their home country and move to the United States which suggests that they were seeking a better life.The fact that they saw America as a place of hope and opportunity and it indicates that they may have faced challenges or limitations in Russia that they hoped to overcome in America.