Cesar Chavez

What is the most likely reason the author wrote Cesar Chavez: Migrant Hero? A B C to D

• 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 not have enough food.

Which word best describes Cesar Chavez?

• brave
• shy
• scared
• angry

The best hope 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 in 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