Who Was Milton Hershey Chapter 2

What was Milton's first job?

• a candy maker

• a printer

• a chocolate maker

• a farmer

How did Milton Hershey quit his printing job?

• He got angry and stormed out of the office.

• He stole paper from the company.

• He broke a machine on purpose.

• He never showed up to work the next day.

What did Milton learn how to do at Royer's Ice Cream and Parlor?

• How to mix ingredients to try new candies.

• How to make milk chocolate bars and sell them.

• How to tie up horses for customers.

• How to make soft caramel candies.

What did Milton do at only 19 years old?

• He went to live with his Aunt Mattie to help save money.

• He ran his own printing shop.

• He started making and selling chocolate in Lancaster.

• He opened his own candy store in Philadelphia.

How did Milton draw customers into his candy store?

• He advertised his store and candy on tv.

• He had a buy one get free sale going on every day.

• He had a pipe blowing out the smell of his candy cooking.

• He was the only candy store to also sell chocolate at the time.

Hershey was a good candy maker but not a good businessman. His store made no ________.

• profit

• candy

• portable

• sales

What happened that made Hershey close his candy store in 1882?

• He was robbed and lost all his fortune.

• He closed it so he could go mine for gold.

• He closed it to open another candy store in a different location.

• He became sick and spent a month in bed.

Why did Milton Hershey move to Colorado?

• He went with his father to open a new candy store.

• He went with his father to mine for gold.

• He went with his father to learn how to make chocolate.

• He went with his father to work on the new family farm.

Milton stayed in Colorado after the gold rush and got a job at a candy company. He learned to make soft and sweet caramel using what secret ingredient?

• wax

• milk

• butter

• sugar

After Colorado, Milton moved back to New York to open a candy store. He was looking for a neighborhood _______.

• with a lot of people.

• without a candy store.

• with a lot of fresh ingredients.

• without much crime.