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half-starved and utterly dejected when they knocked at a stranger's door Other kids, too.
the simplest acts of kindness were remembered by those who'd been
recalled seeing their mothers and father help hobos who came to ask for food. It was a lesson
in giving that was never forgotten.
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The roving horde was constantly hungry living for days on stale buns and bread or "toppings"
and frequently going without food at all. Recalled Clifford St. Martin, who was on the bum
from 1931 to 1938: "When I woke in the morning I worried about something to eat. After
breakfast I worried about where to go. In the afternoon, I'd more worry about getting food.
When it started to get dark, it was time to worry about a place to sleep."
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On Peter Pultorak's second day on the road in 1931, he met an old tramp and asked him how
to get by without money. "Put your pride in your pocket, your hat in your hand and tell them
ike it is," his mentor advised. The lesson served Pultorak well riding the rails for the next eight
ears from his Detroit home to the blueberry harvests in northern Michigan.
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The second section of "Hoover's Prodigal Children" is titled "Put Your Pride in Your Pocket." The title refe
a quote from "an old tramp" in paragraph 10. What does "put your pride in your pocket" mean? Why is
= good advice for people living “on the road"? What context clues support your response? Put you
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