Questions and Answers of ‘My Mother Never Worked’
Questions and Answers of ‘My Mother Never Worked’ Comprehension 1. What kind of work did Martha Smith do while her children were growing up? List some of the chores she performed. Martha Smith worked very hard at raising her children, doing farm chores, and maintaining a household, but she did not work outside the home for pay-the only kind of work recognized by the government. 2. Why aren’t Martha Smith’s survivors entitled to a death benefit when their mother dies? According to the government, Martha Smith is not eligible for a death benefit because she was never employed. 3. How does the government define work? The government defines work as an activity performed for compensation. Purpose and Audience 1. What point is the writer trying to make? Why do you suppose her thesis is never explicitly stated? The essay’s thesis is that although Martha Smith did not work out