Cesar Chavez (Q)

What is the most likely reason the author wrote Cesar Chavez: Migrant Hero?

• to entertain the reader with stories of Chavez's childhood

• to inform the reader about the history of migrant farm workers

• to persuade the reader to join a union

• to inform the reader about the life and influence of Cesar Chavez

What was the main problem Cesar Chavez was trying to solve?

• Migrant farm workers were treated unfairly.

• There were not enough jobs for migrant farm workers.

• The children of migrant farm workers could not go to school.

• The migrant farms workers did no have enough food.

Which word best describes Cesar Chavez?

• brave

• shy

• scared

• angry

The best home for migrant workers is ________.

• refusing to work

• education for their children

• working for little pay

• working even harder

How did Cesar Chavez fight to solve the problem of migrant workers being exposed to pesticides?

• He told the workers to leave the fields.

• He went on a hunger strike.

• He talked with the owners of the farms.

• He did not try to solve the problem.

The word strike means ___________.

• to come together as a group

• to provide strength or comfort

• a form of protest in which the workers stop working

• a group of workers who act together to protect their rights

Why did many people believe it was impossible to create a union for farm workers?

• Farm workers did not care about being treated better.

• There were not enough farm workers to create a union.

• No one wanted to create a union.

• Farm workers move around a lot to find work.

A labor union is ____________.

• something that provides comfort

• a person who travels from place to place to find work

• a disagreement between people or groups

• a group of workers who act together to protect their rights

In 1975, the state of California ___________.

• passed a law that all children of migrant farm workers must go to school

• was no longer allowed to hire migrant farm workers

• passed a law that protected farm workers from being fired when they tried to unite

• gave Cesar Chavez an award for all of his hard work

To boycott means __________.

• to refuse to take part in something or order to make a point

• to arrange things in an orderly way

• to cause people to believe or do something

• to travel from place to place