House that Jane Built

How do you know this story is a biography?

• It tells about the fun times Jane had in Europe.

• It has true events about someone’s life.

• It gives information about an event.

• It hopes to persuade the reader to help in the community.

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Jane first realized that people were less fortunate than her when __________.

• she was on a trip to Europe.

• she moved into the Hull House.

• she visited Toynbee Hall.

• when she was 6 and was on a trip with her father.

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Read this sentence from paragraph 5:

Jane’s father believed women should be educated.

The author included this line to----

• show that Jane’s father valued education.

• show that Jane’s father could afford to send her to college.

• show that Jane’s father forced her to go to college.

• show that Jane’s father attended college.

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How did Jane’s trip to Europe impact her?

• She realized that she didn’t want to travel with her friends anymore.

• It made her forget the loss of her father.

• It reminded her of how she felt when she was 6 and knew she had to help.

• It made her fall in love with the theater and opera.

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How are paragraphs 10-12 important to the plot of the story?

• It shows how Jane’s Dad was important to her.

• It shows that Jane cares about children.

• It shows how Jane got the idea for her own settlement home.

• It shows that Jane was kind even though the man tried to steal from her.

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Read the sentence from paragraph 11:

“Instead, they settled in and lived at Toynbee Hall, right in the same neighborhood as the needy.”

In this story, the word settled means----

• to be content or fine with something

• to stay or live somewhere

• to give back to others

• to build a home for others.

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What made Toynbee Hall special and unique?

• It was a place that helped the poor people.

• Rich and poor people lived together.

• Poor people were able to learn many skills.

• All of the above

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What belongs in the empty box?

• Jane goes on a trip with her Dad and realizes not all people live like her.

• Jane takes a trip with her friends to London.

• Jane’s father passed away.

• Jane discovers a man in her house looking for something to steal.

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Why did Jane’s friends like to tease her?

• She always gave all her gifts away.

• She loved getting special gifts.

• Jane built the first playground.

• Jane lived with poor people.

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What are some of the ways Jane helped her community?

• She made a public library and a city skate park.

• She put in a public bath and the first playground in Chicago.

• She started a kindergarten and an after school daycare for babies.

• She made the first playground in Chicago and the first college for women.

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