Question

The simple act of refusing to buy table grapes laced with pesticides is a powerful statement that the growers understand.

Economic pressure is the only language the growers speak, and they are beginning to listen.

Please, boycott table grapes.

Which words from the passage most clearly state a goal of Chavez’s speech?

"laced with pesticides"
"is a powerful statement"
"are beginning to listen"
"boycott table grapes"

Answer 1

The passage shows how Cesar Chavez wanted to force the grape growers of California to listen to the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee and the United Farm Workers demands for a minimum wage for grape workers during the Delano Grape Strike, and the best way that he thought they could achieve it was by calling for a boycott of the table grapes.

The answer is option D: "boycott table grapes".

Answer 2

Answer:

D

Explanation: