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Which statement best defines the term “sidebar”?

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A sidebar is a short piece of text that provides information about a subtopic in a nonfiction article.
B
A sidebar is a short piece of text that provides information about the main topic in a nonfiction article.
C
A sidebar is a long piece of text that provides information about a subtopic in a nonfiction article.
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A sidebar is a long piece of text that provides information about the main topic in a nonfiction article.
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Read the quotation by Dorothea Lange about the photo “Migrant Mother” from Years of Dust.I saw and approached the hungry and desperate mother, as if drawn by a magnet. I do not remember how I explained my presence or my camera to her, but I do remember she asked me no questions. . . . I did not ask her name or history. She told me her age, that she was thirty-two. She said that they had been living on frozen vegetables from the surrounding fields, and birds that the children had killed. She had just sold the tires from her car to buy food. There she sat in that lean-to tent with her children huddled around her, and seemed to know that my pictures might help her, and so she helped me. There was a sort of equality about it.Now, read an excerpt about the photo from Years of Dust.Lange, the children recalled, had promised not to publish the photo, but had done exactly that. It appeared on March 10, 1936, in the San Francisco News, above First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt's weekly "My Day" column. Thompson saw the picture and felt betrayed. For the rest of her life, she resented Lange's use of her image for publicity. Thompson was an active woman, who had helped organize farmworkers' unions. "She was a very strong woman," said daughter Katherine, seen in the photo by her mother's right shoulder. "She was a leader. I think that's one of the reasons she resented the photo—because it didn't show her in that light."

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Lange describes a situation that is more desperate than the true circumstances that Thompson’s daughter explains.
B
Thompson’s daughter describes a situation that is more desperate than the true circumstances that Lange explains.
C
Lange describes a situation that is more lighthearted than the true circumstances that Thompson’s daughter explains.
D
Thompson’s daughter describes a situation that is more lighthearted than the true circumstances that Lange explains.
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This photo was taken during the Great Depression.

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It shows a man who is relatively well dressed and in good spirits.
B
It does not have a background, and gives no clues to the setting.
C
It does not assist the reader in deepening the understanding of the text.
D
It shows no indication of the year that Rothstein took the photo.
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This photo, titled "Migrant Mother,” was taken during the Great Depression.

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A
fright and terror
B
humor and delight
C
worry and concern
D
happiness and joy
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This photo, titled "Migrant Mother,” was taken during the Great Depression.Now, read a quotation by Dorothea Lange about the photo from Years of Dust.I saw and approached the hungry and desperate mother, as if drawn by a magnet. I do not remember how I explained my presence or my camera to her, but I do remember she asked me no questions. . . . I did not ask her name or history. She told me her age, that she was thirty-two. She said that they had been living on frozen vegetables from the surrounding fields, and birds that the children had killed. She had just sold the tires from her car to buy food. There she sat in that lean-to tent with her children huddled around her, and seemed to know that my pictures might help her, and so she helped me. There was a sort of equality about it.

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It tells the woman’s perspective to persuade readers to take action.
B
It tells the photographer’s perspective to persuade readers to take action.
C
It explains why the woman in the photo worked as an activist on behalf of farm workers.
D
It explains why the woman in the photo did not want the image to be published.
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This photo was taken during the Great Depression.

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A
fright, terror, and humor
B
anger, disgust, and fear
C
curiosity, worry, and happiness
D
sympathy, sorrow, and anger
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Which of these is the best example of a sidebar that could be included in Years of Dust?

A
an explanation of the Dust Bowl and the causes of dust storms
B
a detailed description of the causes of the Great Depression.
C
an in-depth story of how Lange took the “Migrant Mother” photograph.
D
a brief biography that describes Pare Lorentz’s life and film career
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This photo was taken during the Great Depression.

Question illustration
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fright and terror
B
humor and delight
C
happiness and joy
D
sorrow and sympathy
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This photograph was taken in the Dust Bowl during the 1930s.

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the loss of farms during the Great Depression.
B
the loss of factory work during the Great Depression.
C
the need to protect Pearl Harbor before World War II.
D
the need to build up weapon supplies before World War II.
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Read the excerpt from Years of Dust.Bennett and his agronomists, experts in managing the soil and improving crop production, wanted to improve conditions during their own time while also acting to avert future Dust Bowls. Before going ahead with their plans, however, they first had to get public opinion on their side. That was no easy task, for their plans would cost taxpayers money when money was scarce. Moreover, plains people were set in their ways. They did not take to change easily, or think much of "experts" from Washington telling them how to farm. Hoping to overcome resistance, the Farm Security Administration hired moviemakers and photographers to gather evidence illustrating the need for change. These efforts brought two talented artists instant fame.

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to provide an escape from the hard times people faced.
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to show how government programs blocked real change.
C
to show why change was needed to improve people’s lives.
D
to explain the spread of lice and diseases.

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