Milton Hershey

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What is a philanthropist?

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a person who helps others by giving them money or things they need.

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What is the purpose of the story Milton Hershey: Chocolate King, Town Builder.?

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To inform you about the life of Milton Hershey.

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What is an apprentice?

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A young person who is learning a trade from a skilled person.

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Milton started out his first business by making ___________.

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caramels

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Which sentence supports the detail that making chocolate was harder than it looked? Options: Milton and his candy makers tried one recipe after another., From then on, he would only make chocolates., He didn't want to run both a caramel factory and a chocolate factory., Eventually, Milton's factory was making 114 different kinds of fancy chocolates.

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Milton and his candy makers tried one recipe after another.

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What was the big decision Milton made after he visited the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago?

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He decided to start making chocolates.

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Milton built his new factory ________. Options: in the middle of a city, so the workers had places to live. in the mountains, because fresh air made the chocolates taste better. in a corn field, so there was a lot of room to grow. near the ocean, because they needed lots of water.

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in a corn field, so there was a lot of room to grow.

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Milton Hershey built an entire town called _________.

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Hershey, Pennsylvania

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Where did Milton learn to make candy when he was a young boy?

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Joe Royer's Ice Cream Parlor and Garden

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Which sentence supports the idea that building a factory in the middle of the cornfields made sense to Milton? Options: He promptly began to build a town for his workers., On August 10, 1900, Milton Hershey sold the Lancaster Caramel Company for $1 million., There was plenty of land to build on., It would be a wonderful town and it would eventually be named Hershey, Pennsylvania.

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There was plenty of land to build on.