Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta

Where was Cesar Chavez born?

• California

• New Mexico

• Arizona

• Mexico

• Texas

What event caused Cesar Chavez's family to lose their farm?

• World War II

• The Great Depression

• Roaring Twenties

• Cold War

• Vietnam War

What did Cesar's family have to do in order to survive?

• They became migrant workers

• They moved to California

• They worked the fields

• All of the above

• None of the above

What poor working condition did Cesar and his family have to deal with?

• Long hours

• No bathrooms

• No breaks

• No clean water

• All of the above

What happened to migrant workers who complained about the poor working conditions?

• They were fired

• They were promoted

• They were given clean water

• They were given a day off

• They got raises

What was the name of the union that Cesar Chavez founded?

• Teamsters

• United Food and Commercial Workers

• National Farm Workers Association

• United Association

• American Federation of Labor

What was the result of the grape workers march that Cesar Chavez led to Sacramento?

• The grape workers were fired

• Cesar Chavez was thrown in jail

• The grape workers kept their jobs, but were paid less

• Many of the grape workers' conditions were met

• Cesar lost his job as head of the union

"When he was a boy, his family became migrant workers because of the Great Depression. They had to move to California to find work. He and his family worked in fields. The conditions were poor. Their housing had no electricity or running water. They did hard, tiring work for many hours. And they received little pay for their hard work."

Based on this text, what does the word "conditions" most nearly mean?

• diseases

• the surroundings that affect the way people live or work

• people in a group

• improvements

Refusing to buy something or use something as a protest.

• fast

• boycott

• diligence

• justice

What was an effect of Cesar moving around a lot as a young child?

• He never went to school.
• He graduated high school.
• He attended over 30 different schools.
• None of the above.