Madam C.J. Walker

TWO statements that show WHY Sarah Breedlove moved to Missouri.

• to start a line of hair care products

• because her husband died

• to find a better school for her daughter

• because she ran out of money

• to be with her brothers

2.  Part A  - Which is the BEST adjective to describe Sarah Breedlove?

• Friendly

• Hardworking

• Resentful

• Indifferent

Choose the sentence that BEST shows the adjective in Part A.

• During the 1890s, Sarah began suffering from a scalp condition that caused her to lose a lot of hair.  This could have been caused by Seborrheic eczema, dermatitis, or even ringworm. This bothered Sarah quite a bit, so she decided to do something about it.

• She experimented with numerous homemade, as well as store bought, hair products.  She worked hard, and by 1905 she developed a whole line of hair-care products for African-Americans.

• One product was “Hair Conditioning Cream” which softened hair.  She also invented a “Scalp Treatment” to control itch, dandruff, and hair loss.  Two other products included a “Wonderful Hair Grower”, and a “Vegetable Based Shampoo”.

• Her husband helped her advertise the products, and encouraged her to call herself “Madam C.J. Walker”.  He believed this name was much more sophisticated, and would add respect and confidence to her product.

4.  Part A – Choose the correct meaning of the word, “entrepreneurship” as the author uses it.

• The capacity and willingness to develop, organize and manage a business.

• The creativity needed to research a product and learn about its characteristics. 

• The intelligence necessary to improve one’s own situation as well as the situations of others.

• The ability to fight back when its seems like the whole world is conspiring against you.

5. 5. Choose the statement that helps the reader understand what the word “entrepreneurship” means.

• opened her own factory

• remained very interested in advancing the status of African-Americans

• became involved with many educational scholarship programs

• renown for donating the largest amount of money

6.  What motivated Sarah Breedlove to become interested in a haircare line of business?

•  She knew the haircare line was very profitable.

• She knew she would be the first one to create a haircare product.

•  She wanted to advance the prospects of all African-Americans. 

• She developed a scalp condition and wanted to do something about it.

7. 7. Choose TWO statements that BEST reveal Sarah Breedlove’s contributions to African-Americans, as well as society as a whole.

• Sarah created many educational scholarship opportunities. 

• Sarah saved enough money to send her daughter to public schools. 

• Sarah’s portrait was chosen for a postage stamp.

• Sarah made a large donation for the creation of a YMCA. 

8.  Which text structure, if added to the text, would improve the organization of this article?

• Sub-titles

• Illustrations

• Headings

• Maps

9.  Select the central idea of the passage.

• A young woman begins her own haircare line.

• The importance of following through with goals in life.

• Sarah Breedlove became Madam C.J. Walker.

• The importance of earning a good income.