"The House That Jane Built"

What happened that made Jane Addams want to help people?

• She felt lost after school was over.

• She grew up in a poor neighborhood.

• She saw people begging for spoiled food.

• She was denied an education because she was a woman.

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How did Jane Addams get the idea for Hull House?

• She saw a settlement house in London.

• She read about settlement houses in a book.

• She lived in a settlement house as a young girl.

• She learned about settlement houses from her father.

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How is a settlement house different from other houses for the poor?

• It does not offer classes to the people.

• It gives shelter to families with children.

• It provides people with food and clothing.

• It offers poor and well-off people a place to live together.

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What did Jane do when a man broke into Hull House?

• She gave him a job.

• She called the police.

• She gave him some money.

• She started locking the doors.

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The selection says that Jane was generous. What does the word generous mean?

• doing creative things

• having a lot of money

• not willing to give up

• showing kindness to others

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