Cesar Gets it Done!

1.  Which line helps the reader understand that the poet uses a third-person  point of view in the poem?

• A. He moved from farm to farm (line 3)

• B. The owners of the land (line 5)

• C. And worked long hours every day (line 8)

• D.  It was time to take a stand (line 10)

2. What is the most likely reason the poet italicized the words Si se puede in line 15 of the poem? 

• F. to explain how you would say “Si se puede”

• G. to suggest that it is an important word

• H.  to identify what “puede” means

• J.   to highlight the sound you would hear

3. Which lines from the poem best explains the problem?

Select TWO correct answers.  

• A. Cesar was a worker in the fields (line 1)

• B. He moved from farm to farm (line 3)

• C. Gave workers very little pay (line 6)

• D. And worked long hours every day. (line 8)

• E. The workers stuck together (line 13)

4.  Select the correct answer.

Read lines 9 through 14 of the poem. Which line best helps the reader picture Cesar speaking to the workers?

• Cesar told the workers

• Together, they could go on strike!

• The workers stuck together,

• they won!

5   Read this dictionary entry. 

strike /strīk/

verb

1. hit forcibly and deliberately with one's hand

2. occur suddenly and have harmful or damaging effects on.

noun

3. a refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest

4. a sudden attack, typically a military one.

Which definition most closely fits the way the word hard is used in line 9?  

• A Definition 1

• B Definition 2

• C  Definition 3

• D  Definition 4

6. Read lines 9 and 10 from the poem. 

9  Cesar told the workers

      10   It was time to take a stand.

What do these lines suggest about Cesar?

• F.  Cesar wants the workers to fight with the owners of the land

• G.  Cesar wants the workers to protest to get more pay

• H.  Cesar is tired of working in the fields

• J.   Cesar wants the workers to keep working hard

7. Read the question carefully. Then enter your answer in the box provided.

Based on details in lines 9 to 16 of the poem, how would you describe Cesar? Support your answer with evidence from the poem.

8.   What can the reader conclude about Cesar’s purpose?

• F. Cesar wants to help the workers get more pay.

• G. Cesar wants to help the owners of the land get more pay.

• H. Cesar wants to learn how to work on the field.

• J. Cesar wants to influence the reader to want to work in a field.

9. This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then answer Part B.

Part A- What theme does the poet express in the poem?   

• A. Working makes life more interesting.

•  B. Appreciate others for who they are.

• C. Life is full of surprises.

• D. If you work together you can accomplish anything.

Part B

Which line from the poem supports the answer to Part A?

• F. Cesar was a worker in the fields (line 1)

• G. The workers could not rest (line 7) 

• H. The workers stuck together, And they got more pay- (line 13-14)

• J. Then who would work the land? (line 12)