L19 Story Test

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Why did Cesar's family have to move to California?

• His mother was sick.
• Cesar needed to protect migrant workers there.
• The family lost their ranch because a drought destroyed their crops.
• The parents wanted Cesar and his brother Richard to have an education.

What generalization can you make about people in Arizona in the 1930s?

• Few people farmed the land.
• Most farmers were successful.
• The drought affected many farmers.
• There were no migrant workers there.

How did Cesar's teachers treat him?

• they gave him Honor Roll
• with respect and dignity
• they were cruel and made fun of him
• they gave him treats as rewards

Why were the California landowners able to mistreat their migrant workers?

• The migrants were desperate for work, so they took jobs without contracts.
• The landowners all worked together to establish the same living conditions.
• The migrants didn't care about making money as long as their families were together.
• The landowners paid the migrant workers extra money to keep quiet about the conditions on the farms.

Why did Cesar consider his eighth-grade graduation a "miracle"?

• He knew he wasn't very smart.
• He knew he didn't like to learn.
• His parents didn't allow him to attend school often.
• The many schools he attended were hostile and full of conflict.

Cesar was successful in getting to sign the first ________ for farm-workers in American history.

• letter of defeat
• get well letter
• contract
• union

Cesar was a supporter of...

• violent protest
• nonviolent protest
• burning buildings
• doing nothing

What step did Cesar take when the vineyard owners cut the pay of the workers in the San Joaquin Valley in 1965?

• He organized a strike and a march to the state capitol.
• He ordered the workers to arm themselves with weapons.
• He ordered the workers to set all the vines in the field on fire.
• He wrote letters to government leaders and to local TV stations.

Why didn't the people of California support the migrant workers until after they heard about Cesar's activities?

• Most didn't care until their own food supply was threatened.
• Most weren't aware of the workers' problems until they received publicity.
• Most were afraid of the wealthy landowners until the migrant workers spoke up.
• Most didn't think migrant workers deserved higher pay for their unskilled work.