Cesar Chavez

Why did the author write Cesar Chavez: Migrant Hero?

• To entertain the reader about his life.

• to inform the reader about the history of migrant farm workers.

• to persuade the reader to join a union.

• to inform the reader about the life and influence of Cesar Chavez.

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What was the main problem Cesar Chavez was trying to solve?

• Migrant farm workers were treated unfairly.

• There were not enough jobs for migrant farm workers.

• The children of migrant workers could not go to school

• The migrant farm works did not have enough food.

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Which word best describes Cesar Chavez?

• brave

• shy

• scared

• angry

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The best hope for migrant workers is...

• refusing to work.

• education for their children.

• working for little pay.

• working even harder.

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How did Cesar Chavez fight to solve the problem of migrant workers being exposed to pesticides?

• He told the workers to leave the fields.

• He went on a hunger strike.

• He talked with the owners of the farms.

• He did not try to solve the problem.

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The word strike means...

• to come together as a group.

• to provide strength or comfort.

• a form of protest in which the workers stop working.

• a group of workers who act together to protect their rights.

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Why did many people believe it was impossible to create a union for farm workers.

• Farm workers didn't care about being treated better.

• There were not enough farm workers to create a union.

• No one wanted to create a union.

• Farm workers move around a lot to finds work.

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A labor union is...

• something that provides comfort.

• a person who travels from place to place to find work.

• a disagreement between people or groups.

• a group of workers who act together to protect their rights.

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In 1975, the state of California...

• passed a law that all children of migrant workers must go to school.

• was no longer allowed to hire migrant farm workers.

• passed a law that protected farm workers from being fired when they tried to unite.

• gave Cesar Chaves an award for all of his hard work.

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The word boycott means...

• to refuse to take part in something in order to make a point or protest.

• to arrange things in an orderly way.

• top travel from place to place.

• a form of protest where you stop working.

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