Walking Along... (D. Lange)

Dorothea Lange

Walking along Highway 66

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Tick the right answer(s)

1/This snapshot shows...........

      -A family walking along Highway 66, the route West

      -A family in rags hurrying to California

2/ In the foreground the father..................

-         pulls along a push chair/ a pram

-         makes his way to the Promised Land all by himself

-         is in search of a livelihood

3/ In the background his wife and children..........

-         may find the journey tiring

-         may be hopeful, confident and determined

4/ One of the children..................

-         clings to his mother and looks at her

5/ These people are ..............

-         in flight

-         refugees from dust

-         tenant farmers/sharecroppers

6/They have just left...................

-         the Dust Bowl Area

-         their homestead

-         Colorado

7/ Because of...............................

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      -

      -

8/ Once in California they...............

-         will find work

-         will be well-paid

-         will be badly-paid

-         will live in rag towns (towns made up of lean-to-tents)

-         will be ill-treated by locals

-         will be regarded as invaders

Conclusion : Had they known the truth !