Question 1

On page 43, the word nonviolence means-

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without violence

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able to be violent

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after violence

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with violence

Question 2

As it is used on page 42, the word violence refers to -

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something that can hurt others or property

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something that comforts others

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to treat someone with respect

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a positive way to handle a situation

Question 3

Which words from page 35 help the reader understand the meaning of the word suffered?

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not treated with respect or dignity

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moving did not bother Cesar

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working on the farms

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together as a family

Question 4

Which word on page 35 help the reader understand the meaning of the word dignity?

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respect

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difficult

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treated

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together

Question 5

The reader knows that the selection is a biography  because it-

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tells about the events in Cesar Chavez's life

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persuades the reader to help all farm workers

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shows the reader how to make a difference like Cesar Chavez

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explains why fighting for a person's rights are important

Question 6

Based on the author's descriptions of Cesar's career, the reader can infer that Cesar-

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worked hard to help others solve their problems

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only wanted to work alone  to help farm workers

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grew tired and decided not to work as hard

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only wanted to make a lot of money

Question 7

Based on the selection, how does the author most likely feel about Cesar Chavez?

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They believe Cesar was a heroic person who was willing to fight for the rights of those who were mistreated or ignored.

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Cesar Chavez did not deserve to become known as a hero.

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The author wishes Cesar Chavez would have done more to help others.

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The author is bothered by the fact that Cesar Chavez felt that his teachers treated him mean because he did not know English.

Question 8

How was Cesar's career in the U.S. Navy similar to his career with the Community Service Organization?

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Both careers gave him the opportunity to help and protect people.

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Both careers required Cesar to perfect his writing skills.

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Both careers presented Cesar Chavez with the opportunity to travel the world.

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Both careers did not allow him to serve others.

Question 9

The author included the information about Cesar Chavez's mother to show-

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how she influenced and inspired him to be giving and respect others

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why Cesar decided to leave the Community Service Organization

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how she was a strict person to Cesar

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why Cesar was such a selfish person

Question 10

The author organizes the selection by-

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describing Cesar's life from his childhood to his adulthood

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comparing how Cesar's job with the U.S. Navy was like his career afterwards

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explaining why Cesar decided to work with others to help people

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listing Cesar's accomplishments as a husband

Question 11

Which sentence from the selection best shows that Cesar was a giving person?

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Cesar and his family often helped his uncles, aunts, and cousins by giving them food when they had little to eat.

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Cesar's family moved to California to find work.

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As a young boy, Cesar worked on his family's farm feeding and watering the animals, collecting eggs, and bringing water to the house.

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Cesar learned to read English in school and he learned to read Spanish from his uncles.

Question 12

Cesar left the Community Service Organization  and started the National Farm Worker Association most likely because-

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he remembered what it was like to be a farm worker and wanted to help improve the way farm workers were being treated

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he knew he would not have any opposition or disagreements with the companies and growers

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he got bored and was ready to have a more exciting career

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he knew conditions had gotten better for farm workers since he was a child

Question 13

The author describes events in sequential order mainly to-

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explain how Cesar was able to accomplish his goal of helping farm workers and people of his community.

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show that making a difference requires a lot of time to achieve

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get readers interested in forming their own protest

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explain how  the people and events in his life kept Cesar from  helping others.

Question 14

What effect did Cesar  and his brother giving food to the homeless and hungry people have- page.36

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seeing others in worst conditions than theirs helped them to not consider themselves poor

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they were really did not feel like helping others but did it anyway

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they were very selfish and ungrateful

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they felt bad about their lives and thought they were poor themselves

Question 15

{As a young boy , Cesar  worked on his family's farm feeding and watering the animals, collecting eggs, and bringing water to the house.} What does this sentence suggest about Cesar's parents?

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They believed that children should work hard to help the family and others.

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They firmly believed children should only work on a farm and not receive an education.

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They were extremely lazy and wanted their children to do all the work for them.

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The did not believe that children should be responsible and should only go to school to learn English.

Question 16

Which theme is best supported by details in the selection?

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It is important to help others live better lives.

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Problem solving is not needed in every situation.

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Always respect and listen to your parents.

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Finding happiness in what you do can lead to success and celebrity status.

Question 17

An important idea  presented in this selection is that-

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hard work is required in order to make a difference in the lives of others

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violence is the only way to get others to agree with you

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all children should work on a farm in order to become responsible

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patience is needed when you want to help others

Question 18

{Fred Ross believed that if people worked together they could make their community better. Fred Ross hired Cesar to work for him in the Community Service Organization.} The description in this sentence helps the reader understand that-

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there were other people who wanted to help people in the community

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the community did not have people or organizations who wanted to help them

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there were not many people who wanted to help the community or farm workers

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community leaders and organizations  decided to give up

Question 19

The photograph on pages 32 and 33 are included most likely to-

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show how close Cesar and his sister were

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to get the reader to see how hard Cesar and his sister had to work on the farm land

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suggest that Cesar and his sister did not get along and disagreed even from a young age

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show how they dressed as young children

Question 20

The photograph on page 34 is included to show that-

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farm workers were not provided with areas to get out of the heat and to rest

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working on the farm land took long hours and hard work

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families had to bring their own equipment when they worked on the land

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families were content and pleased with the working conditions

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