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What job is Wash doing in the text?
What job is Wash doing in the text?
- Serving as a school superintendent
- Working as a gardener (correct)
- Repairing Mr. Crane's roof
- Teaching at the local school
What do the Red Cross volunteers do at the work site?
What do the Red Cross volunteers do at the work site?
- Build temporary shelters for the spectators
- Hand out cigarettes and sandwiches (correct)
- Provide emotional support to the workers
- Give medical treatment to survivors
How do the workers handle the body parts they find in the rubble?
How do the workers handle the body parts they find in the rubble?
- Gather in baskets and pass them hand to hand (correct)
- Ignore them and focus on other debris
- Leave them where they find them
- Call for immediate burial of the body parts
Why is Wash saving money?
Why is Wash saving money?
Why do the spectators gather at the scene with necks craned?
Why do the spectators gather at the scene with necks craned?
What flowers does Mr. Crane's wife favor?
What flowers does Mr. Crane's wife favor?
Why does Wash mention the weather as 'weather for being in love'?
Why does Wash mention the weather as 'weather for being in love'?
What is the main focus of the workers as they search through the rubble?
What is the main focus of the workers as they search through the rubble?
What is Wash's motivation for working more hours at Mr. Crane's place?
What is Wash's motivation for working more hours at Mr. Crane's place?
How do the workers react when it starts to rain just after midnight?
How do the workers react when it starts to rain just after midnight?
What significance does the tree hold in the text?
What significance does the tree hold in the text?
What do the White Red Cross volunteers distribute at the work site?
What do the White Red Cross volunteers distribute at the work site?
What is the primary source of wealth for the school mentioned in the text?
What is the primary source of wealth for the school mentioned in the text?
Why do rescue workers smoke and drink coffee after sifting through the collapsed building?
Why do rescue workers smoke and drink coffee after sifting through the collapsed building?
How are most of the deceased individuals identified in the makeshift morgues?
How are most of the deceased individuals identified in the makeshift morgues?
Why are there not enough small caskets available for the deceased individuals?
Why are there not enough small caskets available for the deceased individuals?
What task are carpenters called upon to do following the tragedy?
What task are carpenters called upon to do following the tragedy?
Why do families mourn for three days after the tragedy?
Why do families mourn for three days after the tragedy?
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