What is the author's main purpose for writing "Who Works for Free"?

To argue for the elimination of unpaid internships

Which sentence alerts readers that this story is a flashback or recollection of the narrator?

I can remember exactly how the country looked to me...

In paragraph 4, what purpose do the quotation marks around "pay one's dues" and following parenthetical comment serve?

They draw attention to an idiom and give an explanation of it.

What purpose do the questions in paragraph 1 serve?

They engage readers and call attention to the problem with internships

By waiting to introduce any action until the fourth paragraph, Cather echoes in her writing the -

slow pace of life on the prairie

In paragraph 1, the author...

provides readers with background information on topic

Which theme is developed in the narrator's description of the prairie?

The interdependence of humans and nature

What quote best supports the claim that interns are afraid to speak up for themselves?

They were convinced that doing so would mean certain blacklisting...

"Some companies have made gestures toward improving the situation." Gestures suggests that...

the actions companies have taken are not nearly enough

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1
What is the author's main purpose for writing "Who Works for Free"?
To propose solutions to the problem of companies exploiting interns
To argue for the elimination of unpaid internships
To inform readers about the history of unpaid internships
To warn readers about unpaid internships and explain how to avoid them
2
Which sentence alerts readers that this story is a flashback or recollection of the narrator?
As I looked about me, I felt that the grass was the country...
I sat down in the middle of the garden...
I had almost forgotten that I had a grandmother...
I can remember exactly how the country looked to me...
3
What appeal is "The kicker is interns are frequently suffering through these dull days, believe it or not, without pay"?
Pathos
Logos
Ethos
Mentos
4
And there was so much motion in it; the whole country seemed, somehow, to be running." The author's tone is...
factual
humorous
imaginative
conversational
5
In paragraph 4, what purpose do the quotation marks around "pay one's dues" and following parenthetical comment serve?
They suggest that the belief is not true and should be rejected
They indicate a direct quotation and provide an explanation
They show that the author has no bias against companies
They draw attention to an idiom and give an explanation of it.
6
What purpose do the questions in paragraph 1 serve?
They challenge readers to recall what they know about internships
They offer readers the argument that internships have changed
They appeal to the logic of readers by giving problems and solutions
They engage readers and call attention to the problem with internships
7
By waiting to introduce any action until the fourth paragraph, Cather echoes in her writing the -
motion of the grass that covers the land
feeling of running in the prairie
intense character of the young narrator
slow pace of life on the prairie
8
In paragraph 1, the author...
makes a claim about what should be done about unpaid internships
provides readers with background information on topic
polls readers to find out how much they know about internships
explains why unpaid internships whould be made illegal
9
Which theme is developed in the narrator's description of the prairie?
The need for self-preservation in farm life
Exploration of the unknowns of existence
Naive innocence versus life experience
The interdependence of humans and nature
10
Using phrases such as the kicker is and believe it or not in paragraph 1 makes the tone...
personal
sarcastic
conversational
humorous
11
"Grandmother called my attention to a stout hickory cane, tipped with copper..." What does stout mean?
forceful
bulky
sturdy
brave
12
What appeal is "The government established criteria for legally using interns without paying them."?
pathos
ethos
logos
cheetos
13
The phrases hour upon hour, menial tasks, and stuck create what kind of tone?
journalistic
persuasive
formal
critical
14
What quote best supports the claim that interns are afraid to speak up for themselves?
Other companies have instituted a stipend...
The few who have recently filed lawsuits against the companies...
They were convinced that doing so would mean certain blacklisting...
Not only is this practice exploitative; it's illegal.
15
"Some companies have made gestures toward improving the situation." Gestures suggests that...
companies have done considerable work to improve the situation
the improvements companies made have been successful
companies continue to try to make the situation better
the actions companies have taken are not nearly enough
16
The short sentences at the end of the excerpt, in paragraph 12, help to -
make time seem to slow down
build the character of the grandmother
establish a chaotic setting
create a foreboding atmosphere
17
"There were some ground-cherry bushes growing along the furrows, full of fruit." What are furrows?
shallow trenches
depressions
deep wrinkles
seams

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