Mother Jones: Fierce Fighter (Chapter 9)

Which Statement summarized the theme of paragraph #2?

• There was a large amount of children working underage and in poor conditions in this country

• Mothers were angry at children working in this country

• Children working is okay as long as they are paid fairly

• Children worked in poor conditions in this country

In paragraph #4, why does the author bold the word "treacherous"?

• It describes the horrible working conditions fot he children

• It describes how dangerous the machines were that children worked with

• It describes how children were affected physically from working conditions

• It describes how children were affected mentally during working conditions

Although Pennsylvania had a law against children working, why would parents still send them to work?

• families knew they could get away with it

• families knew that child labor was cheap

• families needed children to work so they could get food

• families needed the money to buy houses

Read the sentence from Paragraph #7, "Philadelphia's mansions were built on the broken bones, the quivering hearts, and drooping heads of these children, " she said. How do the words quivering and drooping affect the tone of the text?

• They create a playful tone

• They create a very serious tone

• They create an unfamiliar tone

• They create a familiar tone

How does the author contrast the working conditions of the children and the wealth of the wealthy owners of the mansions?

• by providing descriptions of the poor working conditions of the children only

• by describing how elaborate the mansions were

• by providing dialogue to show the working conditions versus condition of mansions

• by providing evidence of how mansions were built