Passage 2--EOG Prep Claxton/Hunt

Which sentence supports the claim that changing labor laws were a response to changes in American industry?

• "But today in the United States, employers are not allowed to hire young children."

• "These laws keep minors safe and make sure they can even get an education."

• "Factory owners still hired children, even very young children, for long days and sometimes dangerous work."

• "Many states passed child labor laws right away, but other states were slower to accept the change."

What does the expression "Followed Suit" mean?

• The states sued to keep the laws from being enforced

• The states passed similar laws

• The states paid close attention to the results

• The states wrote pro-factory laws

In paragraph 4, what does the author mean when she compares factory owners to "Real-life villains from a Charles Dickins novel?"

• Factory owners supported child labor laws

• Factory owners wrote novels that criticized society

• Factory owners mistreated children

• Factory owners worked long hours

Which statement about Hine is more supported in the selection

• Hine felt children should be in the classroom, not in factories and mills

• Hine enjoyed being a photographer, not a teacher

• Hine believed that only older children should be allowed to work

• Hine worried that children were taking jobs from adult

What central idea is best supported by the selection?

• America's attitudes toward child labor changed slowly; Lewis Hine's photographs helped push these changes

• The National Child Labor Committee changed America's labor laws; they filed for a constitutional amendment to forbid child labor

• Children in colonial America learned a trade from experienced workers, industrialization ended this practice

• American industry changed over time, and labor laws kept up with these changes

Based on the selection, how did Lewis Hine's photographs influence attitudes toward child labor?

• Americans learned that small children were working to support their family

• The US president was made aware of dangerous child labor practices

• Department of Labor agents had proof that factory owners were breaking laws

• People saw that children were missing out on education and their childhoods

With which statement would the author most likely agree?

• Child labor laws are no longer needed in post-industrial America

• Children should learn from experienced workers as in Colonial America

• Federal laws are necessary when states fail to protect children

• Laws should be passed to forbid teens from working before graduating high school

How does paragraph 7 contribute to the structure of ideas in the selection?

• It shows the causes of the problems presented in the selection

• It explains a solution to the main problem described in the selection

• It compares different points of view presented in the selection

• It details new problems caused by other problems described in the selection

What does the word unconstitutional mean in paragraph 6

• Not written in the Constitution

• Not allowed based on the Constitution

• Not needing to be like the Constitution

• Not important to the Constitution