First Day of Work

What point of view is "First Day of Work" told from?

• First

• Second

• Third

• Fourth

What words help us understand what point of view "First Day of Work" is told from?

• Look at that

• We, My, I

• The noise in deafening

• he, she, they

What is the author's perspective about working on the railroad?

• That the noise will be too loud for him to work.

• Scared and nervous because of the explosions.

• He knows it will be grueling exhausting work.

• He doesn't want to want to work on the railroad at all.

What context clue helps the reader understand the meaning of the word incentive in paragraph 4?

• looked exhausted

• country from coast to coast

• richest men in the world

• they will pay us even more

What is the central idea of "First Day of Work?"

• Most of the workers were Chinese

• Buying all the material for the transcontinental railroad was very expensive.

• The author knows the work will be very exhausting but is looking forward to making money.

• The Chinese immigrants will be treated badly.