Born Free: Children and the Struggle for Human Rights

"Like other groups who have faced unfair and undignified treatment, young people have also realized that in order to be heard, they might have to make some noise." What does undignified mean in this statement?

• lacking honorability

• holiness

• ignorance

• animated behavior

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

How did the newspapers cover the "newsies" ability to galvanize and go on strike?

• They were in total support of the "newsies."

• They treated them with reverence and respect.

• They mocked them to show their disdain.

• They were apathetic towards their efforts.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Why were some newsies were arrested?

• stealing newspapers

• vandalism

• skipping school

• stealing newspapers and vandalism

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

"The United States did not institute laws protecting child workers until 1916, and the newsies were victims of unscrupulous business practices." Pick the best meaning for the word unscrupulous.

• uneasy

• modest

• unethical

• motivational

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Why did Hearst and Pulitzer raise the price of their newspapers? Choose the best answer choice.

• They believed in inflation for the masses.

• The stock market crashed.

• They were on the brink of filing bankruptcy.

• They were funding big expenditures in Cuba.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10