Question
Somehow the employer knew when the inspector was coming. Materials came in high wooden cases, and when the inspector came we were put into them and covered with shirtwaists. By the time he arrived, there were no children.
In the busy season, we worked seven days a week.
—Immigrant Kids,
Russell Freedman
What is the central idea of this passage?
Employers knew when inspections would happen.
Employers hid the children when the inspector came.
Employers made the children work seven days a week.
Employers often treated immigrant children terribly.
In the busy season, we worked seven days a week.
—Immigrant Kids,
Russell Freedman
What is the central idea of this passage?
Employers knew when inspections would happen.
Employers hid the children when the inspector came.
Employers made the children work seven days a week.
Employers often treated immigrant children terribly.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The central idea of this passage is that employers often treated immigrant children terribly. The actions described—hiding children from the inspector and forcing them to work seven days a week—reflect the exploitation and harsh conditions faced by these children.