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"Mother Jones" Comprehension Quiz

Authored by Geraldine May

English

7th Grade

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"Mother Jones" Comprehension Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Mother Jones real name is

Mary Jay

Mary Harris

Marianna Joanne

Fanny May

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Mother Jones worked as a

doctor

lawyer

store keeper

dressmaker and teacher

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Choose the direct quote that best proves that Mother Jones was concerned for the safety of the children.

"I love children."
"Images of the child workers Mother Jones had seen stayed with her-the torn, bleeding fingers of the breaker boys, the mill shildren living on coffee and stale bread."
"She had tied the shoes of children, wiped their noses, hugged them while the cried, scrambled to find food for them, fought for their rights.
Mother Jones met more of the mill children

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Choose the direct quote that best proves the children were working in unsafe environments.

"About one hundred thousand workers were on strike."
Nationwide, 80,000 children worked in the textile industry."
"Barefooted little children reached their tiny hands into the treacherous machinery to repair snapped threads."
"The temperatures rose into the 90s in the mills."

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Mother Jones needed publicity to help her gain the attention of the president.

True
False

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happened when Mother Jones met with the President?

He changed all the laws to protect children.
He had her sent out to jail for bothering him.
Mother Jones was never able to meet the president.
He hired her to be in charge of protecting children and their working environment.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Mother Jones do before starting to fight for human rights?

She was a teacher.
She was a lawyer.
She was a mother.
She worked for the government.

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