Labor Movement and Esperanza Rising

Labor is a synonym for ________.

• vote

• work

• eat

• protest

Cesar Chavez practiced _______ protest, meaning he fought without harming others.

• violent

• harmful

• nonviolent

• labor

A ________ is a nonviolent protest in which all of the employees of a company don't show up to work in order to fight for safer working conditions, better wages or more affordable health care.

• strike

• boycott

• march

• speech

To ________ means to refuse to buy, use, or participate in something as a way of protesting.

• strike

• boycott

• march

• speech

Cesar Chavez's parents were __________; they moved from place to place depending on the season.

• emigrants

• nomads

• migrant workers

• wanderers

Esperanza and her mama were __________ because they permanently moved from Mexico to the United States.

• nomads

• immigrants

• laborers

• wanderers

A _________ is an organization of workers formed to protect the rights and interests of its members.

• migrant workers

• labor union

• strikers

• boycotters

Cesar Chavez led a famous boycott of which fruit?

• strawberries

• grapes

• watermelons

• apples

Which character in Esperanza Rising is trying to organize a strike?

• Marta

• Isabel

• Hortensia

• Esperanza

Why might a group of workers decide to strike?

• Because they don't feel like working.

• To fight for better pay.

• To fight for better working conditions.

• To find a better job.