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- What becomes of the ever-increasing number of immigrant women who come
- to this country? The problem of immigrant women is not entirely that of
- immigrant men, for two main reasons. First, the labor, housing, and wages
- of women are more complicated by questions of sex and morality; and second,
- the field of domestic service, which takes great numbers of them, has an
- influence unlike that of any other occupation. It is a mistake to attempt
- to understand or solve social, industrial, and moral questions arising from
- immigration without considering the women.
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- 1. The author argues that immigrant men and women present different
- problems to the host nation.
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- A. True
- B. False
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- B
- Correct.
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- B
- (A) He argues that each has its own unique problems.
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- Notwithstanding the constant increase in immigration, under the
- present conditions of prosperity, the demand for domestics far exceeds
- the supply. The first problem which faces the immigrant is the need of
- work which she can do. The American housewife is depending upon the
- immigrant, to solve her domestic problem, while the great number of
- immigrants come to America to be free, and especially from all badges of
- servitude. To them America is something beautiful, and represents a
- great opportunity.
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- 1. Demand for domestics exceeds supply because
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- A. immigrants do not wish to be domestics
- B. most immigrants are male
- C. Americans do not want domestics
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- C
- Correct.
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- C
- (A) Immigrants do not want to be domestics.
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- C
- Ordinarily they are unskilled and may be willing to be household
- workers while learning English and American ways and acquiring training;
- but housewives who are looking to the immigrant as a means of establishing
- a trained servant class in this country, will be disappointed, for
- opportunities are open to them to enter any trade, profession, or home for
- which they fit themselves.
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- 1. The author feels that there will never be a trained servant class
- in America because
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- A. immigrants are unskilled
- B. immigrants do not speak English
- C. immigrants are unfamiliar with American ways and customs
- D. all of the above
- E. none of the above
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- D
- Correct.
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- D
- (E) Immigrants do not remain domestics when other opportunities are open to
- them.
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- D
- The immigrant then is a transient, not a permanent, domestic worker.
- The privilege of the American housewife is to train the green immigrant,
- not for her permanent or even long service, but to give her knowledge,
- efficiency, culture, and a democratic spirit. When she has acquired these,
- the power of choice becomes hers, and she leaves for a trade or public
- house where the conditions are better, hours regular, duties definite, and
- social isolation and discrimination not so pronounced.
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- 1. When the author refers to "the privilege of the American housewife,"
- he is trying to
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- A. be sarcastic
- B. show the housewife's importance in assimilating immigrants into
- our culture
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- E
- Correct.
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- E
- (B) The American housewife is entrusted with the enculturation of immigrants.
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- E
- The home ties of the Jews are proverbially strong, and there also
- exists a prejudice against personal service. Germans, French,
- Scandinavians, English, Irish, and Canadians are found in large numbers in
- domestic work, and are much in demand. The difficulties are that they come
- in small numbers, and many prefer mills and factories and are quite as much
- in demand by business men.
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- 1. The author lists all of the following as reasons for domestic worker
- shortages EXCEPT
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- A. competition among housewives
- B. some immigrant groups' prejudice against personal service
- C. demand in mills for immigrant women
- D. demand in factories for immigrant women
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- F
- Correct.
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- F
- (A) Competition among housewives is not listed as a reason for shortages.
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- F
- Both immigrant and American citizens would benefit if some of the
- following suggestions were carried out: 1) greater supervision of work;
- 2) establishment of training-schools or transition schools for newly
- arrived immigrants; 3) treatment of the immigrant worker as a human being;
- 4) protection of young immigrant women who come here, so that they may
- find honest work; 5) some provisions for lodging household workers when
- out of employment.
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- 1. The author's argument concludes that
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- A. This country needs a policy for dealing with immigrant women that
- will help and protect them.
- B. We should institutionalize immigrant women until they become
- assimilated.
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- G
- Correct.
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- G
- (A) He argues that immigrant women need special protection and assistance.
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