Its on achieve3000 and its called like a mom
question 1

based on the article, which best replaces the question mark in the diagram above?

loretta meushaw met teen runaways at a rainbow family gathering, where groups get together on public land for days of dancing, drum circles, and art.
loretta meushaw, the founder of durango highlands youth advocates, fights for the rights of transient teens to stay at adult homeless shelters in durango, colorado.
loretta meushaw, the founder of durango highlands youth advocates, is to improve the lives of transient teens.
loretta meushaw charlie, a 20-year-old homeless woman, get food and clothes when she was in need.
question 2

according to the article, what caused loretta meushaw to move to a new town and start transient youth?
meushaw met some teenaged runaways at a rainbow family gathering event and felt drawn to them.
meushaw wanted to create a group called durango highlands youth advocates that would young people find shelter.
meushaw volunteered at manna, a durango soup kitchen, where she saw the need to do more to homeless, at-risk young people.
meushaw met charlie, a 20-year-old homeless woman, and knew at that point that she wanted to her and others like her.
question 3

which of these is an opinion?
durango highlands youth advocates is a group that encourages transient youth to return to school and also tries to find them safe places to stay.
loretta meushaw became a stable presence in charlie's life by obtaining food and clothing for her, and by encouraging her to follow her dream of working in medicine.
many of the transient young people with whom loretta meushaw works come from broken homes and can end up couch-surfing with friends or sleeping outside.
loretta meushaw would be wise not to allow homeless women to live in her own house since doing so could be very dangerous.
question 4

which is the closest synonym for the word linger?
preserve
observe
obtain
remain
question 5

the article states:
"i have seen people change and become whole again. that's what kept me going," [loretta meushaw] said.

why did the author include this passage?

to explain why meushaw continues to work with homeless youth
to inform the reader of the difficulties that young people living on the streets face
to convince the reader that the homeless problem in durango is very real
to explain the need for better services for durango's homeless teens
question 6

which passage from the article best supports the idea that many of durango's homeless youth think of loretta meushaw as a parent figure?
charlie may not be the only young transient who considers meushaw to be "like a mom." for two decades, many young people with no place to go have been offered a hand by the big-hearted woman from durango.
but behind the colorful celebration, people who take part in these gatherings are sometimes dealing with challenges. meushaw met teenaged runaways at the event and felt drawn to them.
sometimes, meushaw hears about these young people from other groups. for safety reasons, homeless youth aren't allowed to stay with adults at the city's homeless shelters.
most of the youth meushaw works with come from broken families. they either can't or won't go back to them. she has sat with the teens while they've cried and told her they have no idea where they're going or what they're doing next, she said.
question 7

the reader can tell from the article that
loretta meushaw has offered to give many homeless teens a chance at long-term shelter in her own home
some of the young people loretta meushaw works with need advice to plan their futures
loretta meushaw first met charlie at a rainbow family gathering event and offered her
a number of homeless youths have found part-time jobs at durango highlands youth advocates
question 8

which two words are the closest synonyms?
only some of these words are used in the article.
volunteer and gather
attempted and tried
approached and complimented
encouraged and provided