Fierce Fighters of the West-8th

What is the author's primary purpose for writing this selection?

• To describe the accomplishments of the Apache 8 crew

• To suggest that the Apache 8 crew deserves more honors

• To show that the Apache 8 crew has experienced discrimination

• To convince people to watch the Apache 8 documentary

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Based on her yearlong observations of the crew, Zeig most likely believes that the women of the Apache 8 have -

• improved the crew's reputation by allowing men to join the all-female crew

• significantly changed the strategies involved in fighting and preventing forest fires

• positively affected the way people view women working in traditionally male professions

• brought a needed enthusiasm to the firefighting community

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Which words from paragraph 6 helps the reader understand the meaning of prescribed?

• calm, quiet efficiency

• intentionally set

• very real and very dangerous

• stand out as veterans

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Which information from the selection supports the idea that women of the Apache 8 have encountered obstacles?

• The attention the crew received from Sande Zeig's film

• The meeting with Sande Zeig at the Phoenix airport

• The response the forestry director gave Katy Aday

• The reason Ericka Hinton joined the Apache 8 crew

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What idea does the author emphasize throughout the selection?

• The Apache 8 crew is more skilled at firefighting than all-male crews.

• The members of the Apache 8 crew are respected for the work they have done.

• The women in Apache 8 are good role models for women in other professions.

• The Apache 8 are members of a prominent American Indian tribe.

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Some of the women of Apache 8 joined the crew because-

• they had wanted to become firefighters since childhood

• not many jobs were available for American Indian women

• several tribe councils encouraged female tribe members to become firefighters

• they were motivated by their own circumstances

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The author organizes this selection by-

• presenting the accomplishments of the Apache 8 women and then describing their methods of fighting fires

• explaining that the firefighting community was composed mostly of men and then showing how the Apache 8 women became an exception

• describing a documentary about the Apache 8 women and then sharing the history and background of the crew

• listing the ways the Apache 8 women have been recognized and then convincing readers that they are the best firefighting crew in the nation

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Paragraphs 1 & 2 are mainly about the reasons-

• the Apache 8 women have been fighting fires for more than 30 years

• Zeig decided to feature the Apache 8 crew in a film

• Zeig had to seek permission to film the Apache 8 crew

• the Apache 8 crew encourages girls and young women

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The word misgivings in paragraph 3 means-

• enthusiasm

• undertanding

• uncertainty

• seriousness

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Which sentence from the selection best shows that the author admires the bravery of the members of Apache 8?

• Zeig watched in awe as the female firefighters fought alongside the men on the front lines of several forest fires- 4,000 yelow-clad figures working hard to save homes and lives.

• In fact, Bones was selected to be the only female model for the Wildland Firefighters Monument, a bronze statue that honors all firefighters, in Boise, Idaho.

• In the documentary, Bones, Hinton, Aday, and other Apache 8 crew members speak passionately about their love for their community and their pride in being firefighters from Fort Apache.

• Zeig's documentary, Apache 8, was entered in the Native American Film + Video Festivak in 2011 and has made its way to other film festivals across the country.

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