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"Portraits of an Era" - Dorthea Lange Activity

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Question 1
1.

Put these events in the order in which they occurred (top = first, bottom = last)

  1. The U.S. stock market crashed, triggering the Great Depression.
  2. The Great Depression largely ended after 10 years of hardship.
  3. Dorothea Lange was born in Hoboken, New Jersey.
  4. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt began to implement New Deal programs, which helped bring jobs and relief.
  5. Lange took a photo of Florence Owens Thompson at a pea pickers’ camp.
Question 2
2.

Which would be the best subheading for the first three paragraphs of the article?

Question 3
3.

What does plight mean in this sentence?

“The photographer had been on the road for weeks without a break, capturing the plight of struggling farmers with her camera.”

Question 4
4.

Which of these is Dorothea Lange most famous for documenting?

Question 5
5.

According to the sidebar "A Decade of Struggle", about what percentage of Americans were unemployed by 1933?

Question 6
6.

Which of these events happened first?

Question 7
7.

What event in her childhood did Lange say was the most important thing that happened to her?

Question 8
8.

Which detail best shows Lange’s determination to photograph real people during real crises?

Question 9
9.

Which of these was NOT a factor in Lange’s ability to make her subjects feel comfortable?

Question 10
10.

What was an effect of Lange’s visit to the pea-picking camp in Nipomo, California?

Question 11
11.

Which statement is an opinion?