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Question 1

Cesar Chavez helped form the United Farm Workers to address the problems of . Chavez viewed the farm labor system’s treatment of workers as a form of .

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migrant farm workers; Selection 1: migrant farm workers

Question 2

What injustices does Cesar Chavez describe in this passage? Check all that apply.

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threats and abuse; unsanitary conditions; unsafe conditions

Question 3

Chavez uses this excerpt to compare the plights of farm workers to those of

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African Americans in the civil rights movement.

Question 4

According to Chavez, how were the Chicano rights movement and the civil rights movement similar?

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Both aimed to improve human rights for all.

Question 5

What were Chavez’s purposes in giving the speech "Lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.”? Check all that apply.to announce the creation of the United Farm Workers unionto remind people of the challenges farm workers faceto honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. to help business owners recognize the need to change their labor practicesto encourage people to support the goals of the United Farm Workers

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to remind people of the challenges farm workers face; to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.; to encourage people to support the goals of the United Farm Workers

Question 6

Which line from the text best reflects Cesar Chavez’s purpose?

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“Consider joining our movement because the farm workers, and so many other oppressed peoples, depend upon the unselfish dedication of its volunteers.”

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