Courage in the Fields Selection Quiz- Scope

The purpose of the introduction is to __________. Choose THREE.

• help readers understand what life was like for migrant farmworkers

• introduce readers to the setting

• provide information about Dolores Huerta’s early life

• introduce readers to Dolores Huerta

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

In the section “Joining Together,” author Mary Kate Frank asks several rhetorical questions: “Where would they live? Who would pay their bills? How would they eat?” The purpose of these questions is to show ________.

• farmworkers’ excitement about striking

• why the NFWA members decided to strike

• that the idea to strike was foolish

• farmworkers’ concerns about striking

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

Frank writes, “In the coming months, the two unions involved in the strike merged.” Which of the following is the definition of merge?

• to be unsuccessful in achieving one’s goal

• to come to an agreement

• to combine or join together

• to speak angrily; to disagree

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What steps did Dolores Huerta take to make things better for farmworkers? Choose THREE.

• She helped launch a national grape boycott.

• She organized a strike

• She retaliated against grape growers

• She co-founded a union for farmworkers

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

The main purpose of the article is to __________, whereas the main purpose of the poem is to __________.

• show readers the dangers of farmwork; reveal the speaker’s sadness as she leaves her family behind

• teach readers about California farms; emphasize the distance between Delano and Sacramento

• teach readers about the Delano Grape Strike of 1965; show the excitement and hope strikers felt

• teach readers how grapes are grown; express feelings about picking grapes

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

Both the article and the poem support the idea that __________.

• farmworkers across the U.S. today no longer face difficult working conditions

• working together helps people achieve their goals

• California farms produce much of the country’s fruits and vegetables

• the Delano Grape Strike did not make a difference in the lives of farmworkers

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RI.7.7