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WorksheetsInferencing 2015
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the author's primary purpose for writing this selection?
To describe the accomplishments of the Apache 8 Crew
To suggest that the Apache 8 crew deserves more honors
To show that the Apache 8 crew has experienced discrimination
To convince people to watch the Apache 8 documentary
Based on her yearlong observations of the crew, Zeig most likely believes that the women of Apache 8 have-
improved the crew's reputation by allowing men to join the all-female crew
significantly changed the strategies involved in fighting and preventing forest fires
positively affected the way people view women working in traditionally male professions
brought a needed enthusiasm to the firefighting community
Which words from paragraph 6 help the reader understand the meaning of prescribed
calm, quiet efficency
intentionally set
very real and very dangerous
stand out as veterans
Which information from the selection support the idea that the women of the Apache 8 have encountered obstacles?
The attention the crew received from Sande Zeig's film
The meeting with Sande Zeig at the Phoenix airport
The response the forestry director gave Katy Aday
The reason Ericka Hinton joined the Apache 8 crew
Which idea does the author emphasize throughout the selection?
The Apache 8 crew is more killed at firefighting that all-male crew.
The members of the Apache 8 crew are respected for the work they have done.
The women in Apache 8 are good role models for women in other professions.
The Apache 8 are members of a prominent American Indian tribe.
Some of the women of Apache 8 joined the crew because-
they had wanted to become firefighters since childhood
not many jobs were available for American Indian women
several tribal councils encouraged female tribe member to become firefighters
they were motivated by their own circumstances
The author organizes the selection by-
presenting the accomplishments of the Apache 8 women and then describing their methods of fighting fires
explaining that the firefighting community was composed mostly of men and then showing how the Apache 8 women became an exception
describing a documentary about the Apache 8 women and then sharing the history and background of the crew
listing the ways the Apache 8 women have been recognized and then convincing readers that they are the best firefighting crew in the nation
Paragraphs 1 and 2 are mainly about the reasons-
the Apache 8 women have been fighting fires for more than 30 years
Zeig decided to feature the Apache 8 crew in film
Zeig to seek permission to film the Apache 8 crew
the Apache 8 crew encourages girls and young women
The word misgivings in paragraph 3 means-
enthusiasm
understaning
uncertainty
seriousness
Which sentence from the selection best show that the author admires the bravery of the members of Apache 8?
Zeig watched in awe as the female firefighters fought alongside the men on the front lines of several forest fires- 4,000 yellow-clad figures working hard to save homes and lives.
In fact, Bones was selected to be the only female model for the Wildland Firefighters monument, a bronze statue that honors all firefighters, in Boise, Idaho.
In the documentary, Bones, Hinton, Aday, and other Apache 8 crew members speak passionately about heir love for their community and their pride in being firefighters from Fort Apache.
Zeig's documentary, Apache 8, was entered in the Native American Film + Video Festival in 2011 and has made its way to other film festivals across the country.
