1. What country was César Chávez a citizen of? Where was he born?
Cesar Chavez was an American citizen.In Yuma Arizona.

2. Why did Cesar Chavez and his family become migrant workers?
Because his family lost their farm in the great depression.

3. How many schools did César Chávez attend before he dropped out of school in the 8th grade? What did he do after he dropped out?

He attended more than 30 elementary and middle schools. Then he worked full time with his family on the farm.

4. What was the CSO, and what kind of work did Chávez do for them? Why did he quit the CSO in 1962?
he was an organizer for the cso.
Community Service Organization.

When the organization turned down his request to organize farmworkers in 1962, he resigned and he returned to Delano.

5. Using your own knowledge of history and the civil rights movement, what do you think César Chávez, Mahatma Gandhi, and Martin Luther King, Jr. all had in common? What sort of tactics or demonstrations did they believe worked best in fighting injustice? (hint: look in the 11th paragraph)

The thing these honorable men have in common is that they wanted their people to be free and be able to work in a good job with all the other people. And to stop all the discrimination they all had the same hopes and dreams and that was for their people to be free from their land. Because they need money but their country probably doesn't have enough work for every person so they come to America in hope of a better life and what they found was every thing theyed dreamed of they were suprized at what they found.

6. Who were "braceros" and why were did landowners favor hiring "braceros" over other workers?

They are mexican farmworkers looking for jobs because the boss knew that the braceros would do anything for a job and for money.

7. Other than Latinos, what other ethnic group helped achieve equality for minority farm workers?

By 1964 a movement arose and the union United Farm Workers Association (UFWA) was formed with 1,000 members. The farm workers wanted better wages and better working and living conditions.

8. What crop did the UFWA help organize a boycott of in the 1960s? Was the boycott successful?

UFWA then decided to call a boycott of the Schenley Liquor Company who owned the vast majority of the vineyards in the San Joaquin Valley.This boycott was the most successful in American history

9. What famous leaders does the grandpa mention in his story? Why was César Chávez so important to him?

Cesar chavez told grampa that he did not need to bend his back and he told him 'Sí se puede and Cesar Chavez became his idle from that day foward.

10. How did the grandpa and his grandchild celebrate César Chávez's birthday?

"Tomorrow is the 31st of March. All students will celebrate his birthday tomorrow in school."

11. What was el cortito? What happened to farm workers who used this tool all of their lives? When was it outlawed?

El Cortito, “the short one,” was a hoe that was only twenty-four inches long, forcing the farmworkers who used it to bend and stoop all day long—a position that often led to lifelong, debilitating back injuries

12. What kind of a legacy did César Chávez leave behind? Are there any holidays, monuments, or schools named after him?

He left the fraise si se puede And their is school named after him.

13. Pick one quote from Cesar Chavez and explain why you feel that the quote you picked has special significance to you personally, to minorities, and/or migrant workers.

Hope If you are going to organize and ask for commitment, you cannot go to the most desperately poor. They are not likely to take action. If you stand on a man's head and push it into the dirt, he may not even see the heel of your boot. But if his whole face is already above ground, he can see your heel and he can see freedom ahead."

14. Some core values of Cesar Chavez are service to others, sacrifice, determination, nonviolence, acceptance, respect for life and environment, community, knowledge, and innovation. Which 2 do YOU value the most and why

nonviolence because he wanted all the people to live in pieace and stop all the violence.

And respect because he wanted his people to stop being pushed around and to get hurt for a selffish boss that hardly pays them for their hard work in other people farm.

1. Was it OK for George to encourage Lennie to fight Curley? Could there have been another solution? If so, be clear about what that solution might have been. (3-5 sentences: 3 points)
Yes because Curley started the fight. And Lennie did not know what to do so he turned to George but he did not want to get involed in that so he told him to fight back.And he did and he crushed Curley wrist but he did not let go at all.

2. It's true that Lennie doesn't TRY to get into trouble, but he always does anyway. Considering this, do you think Lennie should be working at all? Should he be in a special institution away from society? (3-5 sentences: 3 points)
Yes Lennie try to avoid trouble but it just fallow him everywhere he goes.Ithink he should work because he needs money for food and clothes. But he should stay away from soft thing so he wont touch it at all.No he should not be sent to any institution because he is just like a kid doesnt know any better.

3. Curley is a boss like his dad, which is probably why he has to be mean to his workers. Without being aggressive and showing his power, do you think would he still get respect from his workers? (3-5 sentences: 3 points)
He just want to be known by all of the workers so they can say that the bosses son.And they can treat him with some respect but the workers really dont care whose son is he. They just try to be nice to him for they can get paid at the end of the month. But Curley gets in their nerves so much but they dont say anything because they might get fired by the boss for doing something to Curley.

4. In your opinion, do you think it's OK that Curley's Wife flirts with Slim? (3-5 sentences: 3 points)
Yes because Curley does not pay to much attention to her. So she spends most of his time flirting with the guys while Curley is working in another part of the farm.And most of them hit on her to because they like her and Curley trys to keep her on check most of the time he can.