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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.
A. True
B. False
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B
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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
A. immigrants do not wish to be domestics
B. most immigrants are male
C. Americans do not want domestics
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C
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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
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
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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
A. be sarcastic
B. show the housewife's importance in assimilating immigrants into
our culture
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E
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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
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
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(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
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
(A) He argues that immigrant women need special protection and assistance.
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