Chapter 6 and 7 Shutting Out the Sky

This is the main idea of chapter six: Some immigrants believed education was a way to make something of themselves.

Find two supporting details.

• Everyone was reading newspapers and reading books.

• Marcus was satisfied with his life.

• Russian immigrant Abraham Hyman recalled the vibrant atmosphere of the Jewish community.

• Then he enrolled in night school.

What is a stong desire to achieve something? Some immigrants believed this was the way out of poverty?

• hope

• dreams

• ambition

• time

According to page 92, if public education was free, why didn't all children go to school in America?

• They were discriminated against because of their religion.

• They could not afford to pay for it.

• Many families had to have children work to survive.

What is someone who learns a special type of font in order to be able to write or type very quickly to take down people’s speech?

• secretary

• clerk

• linguist

• stenographer

If someone is illiterate they are...

• unknowledgeable

• unable to read or write

• lazy

• unable to learn

In a trade school, one would learn...

• how to bargain and trade in markets

• how to read and write in different languages

• how to a specific job like being a practical nurse, electician, plumber, etc.

• how to get a job in factory work

Financial assistance or help to go to college or university that one does not have to pay back are called...

• loans

• scholarships

• money laundering

• university dollars

Someone in a clerical position might be a/an...

• construction worker

• teacher

• office assistant

• reporter

Choose the things that the immigrants we read about had in common in order to become successful and reach their dreams...

• grit

• money

• education

• ambition

What were many girls at the time encouraged to do rather that pursue careers or go to college?

• Work as secretaries

• Marry

• Babysit

• Learn English