What was the strange thing that happened in America a hundred or more years ago?A hundred or more years ago, Americans began to think that people who worked were notthose who worked with their brains.

What was another strange thing that happend in recent years in America?Another strange thing that happened in recent years was that in all but the executive jobs,are making as much as or more than the teachers, the accountants and the office clerks.

What happens when someone who works mostly with his brain makes something with his hands?When someone who works mostly with his brain does something with his hands,.

What is the point that the author wants to make in this article?The author's point is that considering howit is to work with one's hands and one can make in those jobs, it is curious that more young people coming out of school aren'tinstead of becoming salesmen.

The words pregnant with in “pregnant with poverty” (paragraph 5) mean

A.full of.
B.empty of.
C.sick of.
D.satisfied with.

The word hustling in “I’d been out hustling all day” (paragraph 29) means

A.learning.
B.stealing.
C.making friends.
D.working hard.

Which of the following would be a good alternative title for this selection?

A.Helene Tucker
B.The Pain of Being Poor
C.Losing a Father
D.Mr. Williams and the Wino

Which sentence best expresses the main idea of the selection?

A.Richard felt that being poor was humiliating.
B.Richard liked Helene Tucker very much.
C.Richard had to work hard as a child.
D.The wino refused Richard’s money.

The teacher disliked Richard because he

A.was dirty.
B.liked Helene.
C.was a troublemaker.
D.ate paste.

Richard had trouble concentrating and learning in school because he was

A.poor and hungry.
B.distracted by Helene.
C.lonely.
D.unable to read.