Level A Lesson Plans: Segment 1

Level A - Segment 1   "Justice for my People: The Dr. Hector P. Garcia Story"

Name:____________________________________________________________

1. T       F        Dr. Hector P. Garcia was born in Mexico.
2. T       F        Dr. Garcia's parents had both gone to college.
3. What happened in 1918?
   1. The Mexican Revolution
   2. Hector's family moved to Texas
   3. Both of the above
4. T       F        Dr. Garcia's family moved to Mercedes, Texas, because there were already family members there.
5. T       F        Hector's father really wanted his children to be in school athletics.
6. _________ of the seven Garcia children became medical doctors.
7. T       F       Hector Garcia graduated from high school in 1934.
8. What university did Dr. Garcia attend? _________________________________________________________________
9. In 1942, Dr. Garcia
   1. joined the Army.
   2. returned to Mercedes, Texas, to reopen his family's store.
   3. graduated from college.
10. T       F        In Italy in 1944, Dr. Garcia met his future wife, Wanda.
11. T       F        Dr. Garcia returned from Europe as a General.
12. What surprised Mrs. Garcia when she moved to Texas? _________________________________________________________________
13. T       F        Dr. Garcia's radio show talked about health problems.
14. T       F        LULAC means League of United Latin American Citizens.
15. T       F        In 1947, Dr. Garcia was put into the hospital with heart disease.
16. How many stars are in the American GI Forum logo?
    1. thirty
    2. thirteen
    3. fifty
17. How did Dr. Garcia travel though Texas?
    1. bus
    2. burro
    automobile
18. What was a usual center for Mexican Americans in a small Texas town? ___________________________________________________________
19. T       F        Many Mexican Americans did not make demands because complaining was considered a sign of weakness.
20. Individual yearly dues for membership in the American GI Forum was
    1. nothing.
    2. 25 cents.
    3. 25 dollars.
21. Felix Longoria was killed in
    1. Three Rivers, Texas.
    2. Japan.
    3. The Philippines.
22. Why did the funeral home in Three Rivers not want to let his family use it? _______________________________________________________________
23. Felix Longoria was buried as a WWII hero in
    1. Three Rivers Cemetery.
    2. Arlington National Cemetery.
    3. Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery.
24. What did some Anglos do to Dr. Garcia when they learned he would be speaking in their town? ________________________________________________________________
25. T       F       Garcia believed that women in the American GI Forum were important because they could speak when their husbands could not.