Question

1) The purpose of this passage is
A) To describe the creation of a famous place.
B) To inform readers about the original skid road.
C) To explain to readers what it’s like to live in Seattle.
D) To relate a story about living in a frontier settlement.

2) The people of Seattle needed a skid road in order to
A) drag logs to the sawmill.
B) send goods to other places.
C) drive carriages to the wharf.
D) travel from building to building.

3) After workers raised the streets to bring the city above sea level,
A) the levees broke, flooding Seattle.
B) the city became infested with millions of rodents.
C) only stone or brick could be used in the construction of new buildings.
D) workers placed skylights in the sidewalks to illuminate the streets below.

4) Paragraph 2 is similar to paragraph 3 because both
A) explain how the settlers made a living.
B) describe the landscape of the settlement.
C) explain the challenges the settlers faced
D) describe the fire that burned down the town.

5) Ultimately, what was the effect of the fire in 1889?
A) Building codes were changed to restrict the use of wood in construction.
B) Citizens had to use ladders to get from one section of town to another.
C) It was determined that the fire began in a paint and woodwork shop.
D) City workers widen the streets to allow room for fire equipment.

Answer 1

1. B
2. A
3. C
4. D
5. A

Answer 2

Seattle's Underground
Rena Freeport

1The first white settlers to arrive in the Seattle area landed at Alki Point on the western side of Elliot Bay. After enduring one year in the bug-polluted area of Alki, the settlers decided to head for higher ground and a deep-water port. They went directly across the bay and began building in what is now Pioneer Square.

2The area was formerly a marsh and was barely above sea level. The water surrounding the settlement on the west and the tree-covered hills to the east made the area an ideal port. While the opportunities for fishing and logging seemed endless, the area presented the settlers with a number of other problems.

3Seattle’s original sewer system lay below sea level, and twice a day, when the tide came in, the sewer would back up. This also meant that the ground was unstable. Potholes opened up regularly in the city streets and quickly filled with water. The people dealt with these problems as best as they could.

4The Seattle settlers were industrious, and it wasn’t long before the area had its first sawmill. Workers dragged or skidded logs to the wharf along Yesler Way, the nation’s original skid road. The area’s readily available supply of lumber accelerated Seattle’s growth from a small logging community into a reasonably sized city.

5The expanding area suffered a major setback in 1889 when twenty-nine city blocks burned to the ground in hours. The fire started in a paint and woodwork shop and quickly spread, destroying four wharves and the railroad terminal. Amazingly, the only lives lost were rodents. Over one million rats were exterminated in the blaze.

6Always optimistic, the city’s leaders saw the disaster as an opportunity to fix some of the problems plaguing Seattle. The passage of strict building codes did away with much of the wood construction and all of the wood ornamentation used on previous buildings. Building exteriors had to be stone or brick, and builders used slow-burning materials like steel for the interiors.

7Workers also widened and raised the streets to bring the city higher above sea level. This feat raised the new streets about eighteen to thirty-two feet above the old ones. Since construction had already begun on many of the new buildings, ground floors suddenly became basements. Sidewalks that had once served as the front doors of businesses were below ground. Another set of sidewalks now existed above ground. To get from one level to the other, people used ladders to cross the street: one ladder up and one ladder down. To add lighting to the streets below, the city placed colored glass skylights in the above ground sidewalks. Residents referred to this area as “the underground.”

8Seattle’s underground remained active until the city condemned it for fear of bubonic plague, a once-deadly disease carried by rats and other small rodents. Building owners continued to use the space for storage, but it eventually fell into major disrepair. In 1965, Seattle native Bill Speidel decided the Seattle underground would make an interesting tourist attraction. He negotiated with a number of building owners to access their underground space and began cleaning up the mess that had accumulated over the years. Today, one-hour tours cover a small portion of the original underground as knowledgeable tour guides amuse visitors with interesting stories about Seattle’s founders and history.

Answer 3

@Gdeinward

Answer 4

Jesus Bill
We arent slaves please chill woth all these questions at once
@Gdeinward I respect that you are taking this on

Answer 5

1 I think is A
2 ur correct
3 the answer is D
4 the answer is C
5 your correct