Read this excerpt from "Wiley, His Mama, and the Hairy Man" in The People Could Fly
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Well, when Wiley got himself home, safe, he told his mama that the Hairy Man had almosi gott
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would have, too, but that he pretended to pray and called his hounds instead and the hounds run the Hagy Man off
"Did he have his sack?" his mama asked Wiley.
"Yesum," Wiley said.
"Next time he come after you, don't you climb some tree," said his mama
What theme is suggested by this excerpt?
Refusing to fight solves problems
It is better to hide from a problem than to face it directly
Always stick to the first plan you make to solve a problem.
It is important to listen to others' advice
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Read this excerpt from loom and spindle. one of the first strikes of cotton-factory operatives that ever took place in this country was that in lowell, in october, 1836. when it was announced that the wages were to be cut down, great indignation was felt, and it was decided to strike, en masse. this was done. the mills were shut down, and the girls went in procession from their several corporations to the "grove" on chapel hill, and listened to "incendiary" speeches from early labor reformers. what can be inferred about the time period of the excerpt? check all that apply. a. factory workers felt frustrated by the lowering of their wages. b. workers were willing to show their displeasure through strikes. c. early efforts at strikes became chaotic and violent. d. the lowell girls were forbidden to voice objections. e. the lowell strike was followed by other labor strikes.