The Letter to Theodore Roosevelt Test

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Which of the following inferences is best supported by Mother Jones’s letter? Options: Mother Jones did not expect to receive a response to her letter., Mother Jones has no specific attachments to any cause and is mostly just a concerned citizen., President Roosevelt’s involvement in this cause could have an impact that goes beyond this particular labor conflict., If the child labor movement does not receive the support of the President, the next step would be to go to the Supreme Court.

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President Roosevelt’s involvement in this cause could have an impact that goes beyond this particular labor conflict.

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Which statement from the text most strongly supports the answer to the previous question? Options: “Our destination is New York City, and after that Oyster Bay.”, “Perhaps the crime of child slavery has never been forcibly brought to your notice.”, “Being citizens of the United States of America, we, members of the textile industry, take the liberty of addressing this appeal to you.”, “In Philadelphia alone thousands of persons will wait upon your answer, while throughout the land, wherever there is organized labor, the people will anxiously await an expression of your sentiments toward suffering childhood.”

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“In Philadelphia alone thousands of persons will wait upon your answer, while throughout the land, wherever there is organized labor, the people will anxiously await an expression of your sentiments toward suffering childhood.”

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How do paragraphs 1-2 add to the development of the letter?

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appealing to the President’s instincts to protect Americans, especially children

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Why does Mother Jones include the sentence: “The reply should be addressed to “Mother” Jones’s Crusaders, en route according to the daily papers”?

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to inform the President that his decision to act on this issue is now on public record.

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Identify the main claim that Mother Jones makes: Have courage and be kind., The President should have met with her., They never should have walked all that way., Child workers should be attending school instead of working so they can be better citizens in the future.

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Child workers should be attending school instead of working so they can be better citizens in the future.

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What is the author's main purpose for writing this letter to the President?

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The author's purpose is to persuade the president to create laws to stop child labor.

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Which statement best describes how Mother Jones feels about the textile workers strike? Options: She thinks they are wasting their time. She thinks they should request even fewer hours than what they are asking for. She thinks it should be up to their boss to determine how many hours they work. She thinks they are treated unfairly.

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She thinks they should request even fewer hours than what they are asking for.

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What is Mother Jones's point of view on the clergy?

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Mother Jones thought it was wrong of them to not speak up for the children.

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Which piece of evidence helps to distinguish Mother Jones’s position as the position of working people, children, and their families? Options: “The manufacturers have threatened to starve these children . . .”, “The clergy, whose work this really is, are silent on the crime of ages . . .”, “It is in the hope that the words of Christ will be more clearly interpreted by you . . .”, “On behalf of these people, we beg you will reply . . .”

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“On behalf of these people, we beg you will reply . . .”

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What do words like “suffer” and “hope” suggest about a reason why Mother Jones wrote her letter?

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to persuade readers and stress her opinion by using emotional words