Harvesting Hope-Cesar Chavez Comprehension

Why did Cesar's family have to move to California?

• A. His mother was sick and needed a doctor.

• B. Cesar needed to protect migrant workers there.

• C. A severe drought ruined the crops on their Arizona ranch.

• D. Cesar's family wanted Richard and Cesar to have an education.

The main reason the author writes "Cesar's mother couldn't stop crying" is to-

• F. describe the extreme drought in Arizona.

• G. tell of the working conditions of migrant workers

• H. convince the reader to feel sorry for the Chavez family.

• J. inform the reader of how Cesar's actions impacted his family.

What generalization can you make about the people in Arizona in the 1930's?

• A. Few people farmed the land.

• B. Most farmers were successful.

• C. The drought affected many farmers.

• D. There were no migrant workers in Arizona.

Which words from the selection were used to persuade?

• F. thinning lettuce

• G. bitter homesickness

• H. bug-killing chemicals

• J. saving enough money

To persuade Cesar to speak English, a teacher-

• A. kicked him out of school

• B. had other students tutor him

• C. sent him to the principal's office

• D. made him wear an embarrassing sign.

Cesar persuaded people to listen to him by-

• F. being honest

• G. using violence

• H. paying them money

• J. making false promises

Who used violence as a form of persuasion?

• A. A teacher

• B. The police

• C. Migrant workers

• D. The grape company

How did Cesar persuade the landowner to treat the migrant workers better?

• F. His family moved onto the land

• G. He sent letters to the government

• H. He led the workers in a march to the capitol.

• J. He offered shelter and protection to the workers

Which sentence from the selection is an example of how the author tries to persuade the reader to support Cesar?

• A. The women listened politely, and he was sure they did so out of pity.

• B. That evening, Cesar received a message that he was sure was a prank.

• C. In a fight for justice, he told everyone, truth was a better weapon than violence.

• D. At first, out of every hundred workers he talked to, perhaps one would agree with him.

Which statement from the selection is an opinion?

• F. Cesar and sixty-seven others started out one morning.

• G. He was small and not very strong, but still a fierce worker.

• H. On Easter Sunday, when the marchers arrived in Sacramento, the parade was ten-thousand-people strong.

• J. At first meeting of the National Farm Workers Association, Cesar unveiled its flag-a bold black eagle, the sacred bird of the Aztec Indians.