Unit 3 Test 1

Mother Jones worked as a

• doctor

• lawyer

• store keeper

• dressmaker and teacher

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

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."

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

• True
• False

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.

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.

The purpose of the march was to persuade parents to send their children back to school

• True
• False.

What is the definition of "mutilated?"

• pretty
• deformed
• slightly bruised

Mother Jones protested

• for women's rights

• for teachers' rights

• for animal rights

• for children's rights

Publicity means

• to hide

• to do something in public

• to fight for justice

• attract people's attention