The Path to Paper Son

Two of the main ideas of the selection are-

• who the Chinese were and where San Francisco is.

• how the earthquake helped the Chinese laborers and the paper son documents were worth a lot of money.

• who the paper sons were and how women worked on the railroad.

• how much damage the earthquake caused and how many children the laborers were allowed to send for.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

Which of the following sentences from the selection supports the central idea that Chinese laborers used paper sons to bring their family to the United States?

• Most of the Chinese workers who came to the United States in the mid-1800s were men.

• It often took several years of hard work to repay the debt.

• In 1906, a major earthquake and fire destroyed much of San , Francisco, including the city's Hall of Records.

• Sometimes the son was truly related, and sometimes the "son" might be a nephew or another relative.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

Which idea is supported by the details in paragraph 4?

• The San Francisco fire destroyed records.

• Coaching books were used to prove the identity of the paper sons.

• Paper son documents cost a lot of money.

• The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 prohibited Chinese laborers from sending for their families.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.2