Mother Jones Studysync

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

What is most likely the author’s purpose for including paragraph 4 in the excerpt?

• To point out how skilled the children were at the jobs they held in the factories

• To emphasize the poor pay that the children received for the hours they worked

• To encourage children to be more careful when working with powerful machinery

• To show the effect that factory jobs had on the health and wellness of child workers

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.’

What mainly 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

What is most likely the author’s purpose for including paragraph 4 in the excerpt?

• To point out how skilled the children were at the jobs they held in the factories

• To emphasize the poor pay that the children received for the hours they worked

• To encourage children to be more careful when working with powerful machinery

• To show the effect that factory jobs had on the health and wellness of child workers

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?

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

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

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

• D. 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.

When Mother Jones speaks to the crowd about her firsthand observations of child labor conditions, which rhetorical appeal is she primarily using?

• Pathos (emotion)

• B. Logos (logic)

• Ethos (credibility)

• Kairos (timing)

When Mother Jones describes the thin, hollow-chested children she met at the textile union headquarters, which rhetorical appeal is she primarily using?

• Pathos (emotion)

• Ethos (credibility)

• Logos (logic)

• Kairos (timing)

Which rhetorical device does Mother Jones primarily use when she describes the plight of child workers to evoke sympathy?

• Pathos (emotion)

• Logos (logic)

• Ethos (credibility)

• Kairos (timing)

What was Mother Jones's main strategy in advocating for child labor laws?

• Organizing marches and protests

• Writing letters to government officials

• Publishing articles in newspapers

• Holding secret meetings with factory owners