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1.What was one reason that led Dalie to volunteer with Head Start?
A.Her mother read to her as a child and she liked the experience.
B.Her friends at FHA gave her the idea of volunteering at Head Start.
C.She learned that reading to young children helped their brains to develop.
D.She was given the money to help fund the program.



2.What was FHA?
A.the name for the Miami Head Start Program
B.a club that Dalie belonged to when she was 14
C.the organization that funded Head Start
D.a literacy volunteer program



3.When did Dalie tell her club her idea about volunteering?
A.after volunteering several times at Head Start
B.before she started volunteering at Head Start
C.at the beginning of college
D.after creating a library for the Head Start children



4.Which of the following events occurred first in the selection?
A.The lawmakers did not cut funding for Head Start.
B.Dalie went to the legislative hearing in her state.
C.Dalie went to the U.S. Congress to lobby.
D.Dalie and her friends made 600 paper dolls to send to politicians.



5.While Dalie was lobbying to restore funding for Head Start
A.magazines and newspapers published articles against her.
B.the U.S. Congress refused to let her lobby.
C.magazines and newspapers also publicized the problem.
D.the Head Start program had to stop temporarily.

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