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1 Read the selection. Then choose the best answer to each question, Matthew "Bones" Hooks: Cowboy and Leader Matthew "Bones" HoOks was born in Robertson County, TexaS, in His parents had been slaves, Hooks grew up to be a man who was respected and loved all over Texas' At the age of Seven, Hooks got his first job, He drove a meat wagon for a butcher. At eight, he learned to ride a horse. At nine, he drove a chuck wagon. A chuck wagon carries food to workers on a ranch. : - 3 Hooks was not able to go to school, But he wanted to read and write, Every night after working all day on the ranch, Hooks studied' The ranch owner's young brother shared his lessons with Hooks. Hooks was an eager student. = ; a : =, :

2 4 Later, Hooks worked as a ranch hand. Although still a boy, he worked harder than most of the grown men' One day, a wealthy cowboy from a visiting ranch noticed the busy boy who had no shoes. He said to Hooks, "I'll buy you a pair of boots and make a real cowboy out of you if you come to work at my place on the Pecos'" 5 Hooks accepted the offer. He herded cattle on trail drives to Kansas. He began training horses, He became one of the best horse trainers around. Hooks had a way with horses, Cowboys from all over Pecos County brought him wild horses to tame' Hooks had a way with people, too. He was well liked, He worked on some of the most famous ranches in Texas. When Hooks was 43, he started another career. He worked for the Santa Fe Railroad. That job lasted 20 years. Once, during the train's rest stop, Hooks broke a horse that no one else could ride' Hooks said that he rode the horse to a complete stop and "was back on the train when it pulled out seven minutes later." ADrlei TEXAS ;Vcr!-: ' Dallas tl / >.at AJsf,n * San Airtonio Houston I q

3 In 1930, he retired from the railroad. He setiled in Amarillo, Texas, There, he began his third career. He started the Dogie club. (Dogie is a word cowboys use to describe a calf that does not have any parents.) The club was for African-American boys in Amarillo. Hooks took the Dogies on camping trips. He held barbecues for them, He helped the boys plant trees in parks. The Dogies prayed football and formed wrestling teams, One former Dogie, Charles Kemp, said, "He made you feel like you were somebody. It was the biggest thing that ever happened to me." Hooks was a peaceful man. He talked to the boys about being good citizens. Life wasn't always easy for African-American boys in the 1930s and 1940s, But Hooks led by example, He wanted the boys to Iive useful, happy lives, Hooks had a way with horses, He had a \vay with catile. He had a way with people, But his greatest success might have been with the Dogie Club. *If it hadn't been for the Dogie Club," said former member Eddie Moore, "a lot of us would have gone astray." Hooks was generous with money, Hooks had seven younger brothers and sisters. He gave them money so that they could go to school, One of his brothers became a doctor. Hooks also gave money to needy friends, In fact, he gave away so much money that he had very little left rvhen he got old. Late in life, Hooks got sick, An Amarillo newspaper raised money to take care of him. Hooks died in 1951, at the age of 83, His funeral was crowded with his many friends from all over Texas,

4 I 19 This story was written mainly to - A describe the life of Matthew Hooks B explain what cowboy life was like in Texas in the 1900s C make the reader laugh D list the chores that Matthew Hooks did as a ranch hand 20 The map on page 42 helps the reader find - F the route of the Sante Fe Railroad G where Hooks went on cattle drives H where Hooks started the Dogie Club J where Hooks was born in L Which word from paragraph 7 means the same as the word tamed? A started B broke C rode D worked '\ L

5 22 Which statement is true of Matthew Hooks? F He liked people and animals, G He became wealthy late in life. H He would have done poorly in school, J Hooks argued with other people too much. 23 Why did Hooks start the Dogie Club? A To help animals that lost their parents B To help African American boys in Amarillo C To meet with other retired cowboys D To earn more money for his family 24 Which sentence from the story shows that Hooks probably wanted very much to learn to read and write? F Although still a boy, he worked harder than most of the grown men. G Hooks took the Dogies on camping trips. H In fact, he gave away so much money that he had very little teft when he got otd. J Every night after working all day on the ranch, Hooks studied.

6 25 Read the first sentence of the summary below' )ummary of " M allh ew' 3 o n e s' H o oke" F arly in hie life.l,/taffhew Hookr wer e Texes cowboy. Which of the following completes the summary above? A He broke horses that no one else could ride. He herded cattle. He also traines horses. Matthew Hooks was a skilled cowboy' B He didn't go to school, but he learned to read and write, He helped his broth and sisters attend school. one brother became a doctor. C He later worked for the Santa Fe Railroad. Still later, he helped boys in Amar Texas. Matthew Hooks was a much-admired cowboy and leader. D He formed the Dogie Club. He took members of the Dogie Club on trips. He helped the boys plant trees in parks. He taught them how to be useful citizt

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