A Worker's Life Answers

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Read the quotation to the left. Which of these adjectives best describes Jurgis’s attitude? Check all of the boxes that apply.

confident

afraid

fearless

timid

shocked

What did you include in your response?

At first, he ignores his injury and continues working.

He faints, and the company doctor sends him home, suggesting his injury would take months to heal.

The company tells him the company could not be held responsible for his injury.

Jurgis lays home in bed worrying about his future and for the first time, thinks he might be defeated.

What does your opinion include?

a citation of specific events that had an effect on Jurgis’s feelings

a consideration of whether it was fair that the company took no responsibility for the accident

an analysis of the effect Jurgis’s injury had on his household

Did your answer include these ideas?

The book shows that Sinclair believed reform was necessary.

The book is intended to show the world the effects of labor on workers and their families.

The book is intended to inspire and motivate people to act.

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