"Mother Jones" Quiz

What does the author say was Mother Jones’s greatest ability?

• Raising money for her planned march

• Speaking to audiences about her cause

• Making friends with powerful businessmen

• Convincing children to fight for their rights

Which sentence from the excerpt most closely shows Mother Jones’s effort to obtain sympathy for child workers?

• “‘Well, I’ve got stock in these little children,’ she said, ‘and I’ll arrange a little publicity.’”

• “‘Philadelphia’s mansions were built on the broken bones, the quivering hearts, and drooping heads of these children,’ she said.”

• “‘Some day the workers will take possession of your city hall, and when we do, no child will be sacrificed on the altar of profit.’”

• “‘Here’s a textbook on economics.’”

According to information from the excerpt, which inference can be best made about President Theodore Roosevelt?

• He thinks Mother Jones should run for an official office so she will have a platform to influence change in the textile industry.

• He considers the concerns of business owners of the factories more valid than the concerns of child workers.

• He encourages Mother Jones to march even though he must hide his support for her from his voters.

• He believes the power to resolve child labor resides with states rather than the federal government.

From the author’s point of view, was Mother Jones’s march most likely a success or a failure?

• A success because she brought national attention to unsafe child labor conditions in factories

• A failure because President Theodore Roosevelt refused to meet with her and the children

• A success because she was able to persuade the federal government to pass an immediate law against child labor

• A failure because there were only three children that continued to the final destination of the march

How did Mother Jones best draw a connection between the children who work in the factories and the people that live in the cities, according to the excerpt?

• She explains there are laws that can charge a fee to people in the community when children are injured in factory jobs.

• She writes a public letter to the president to remind him that the children who work in the factories are just like his children.

• She explains how the possessions that people enjoy are made in factories by children who work long hours under poor conditions.

• She explains that the federal government can force any child to work in a factory whether the child is from a poor or wealthy family.

Which statements show how Mother Jones influenced people to support Child Labor Laws?

• She pointed out that a law had been created to protect a songbird, but not a child.

• She put on plays to educate people about child labor.

• She dressed children as Revolutionary War soldiers to emphasize their struggle for rights.

• All of the above

Three hundred people begin marching in Philadelphia with Mother Jones on which date?

• July 7

• July 10

• July 15

• July 24

On which date did police try to ban marchers from entering Trenton, New Jersey?

• July 7

• July 10

• July 15

• July 24

On which date did Mother Jones write to President Roosevelt to appeal for his support?

• July 7

• July 10

• July 15

• July 24

On which date did twenty marchers reach New York City?

• July 7

• July 10

• July 15

• July 24