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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Agnes unsure of receiving her inheritance from Mary?
(a) The local bank is liquidating.
(b) Dobie is contesting Mary's will.
(c) New laws prevent the money from being disbursed.
(d) The money is in an irrevocable trust.

2. For what party does Mike vote in the election?
(a) Socialist.
(b) Republican.
(c) Democrat.
(d) Independent.

3. Who is Tighe?
(a) A company man.
(b) A mill worker.
(c) A union leader.
(d) A local politician.

4. What does Mary do within one month of Mike's death?
(a) She moves to two rooms.
(b) She takes in a boarder.
(c) She moves in with her father.
(d) She finds a job.

5. Who is the Superintendent of the mill?
(a) Dobie.
(b) Paul.
(c) Flack.
(d) Spetz.

6. How does George's death affect Dobie and Julie's financial situation?
(a) They will miss his pension.
(b) They will inherit George's real estate.
(c) It won't be affected.
(d) They can save more money.

7. Who breaks the news to Mary about Mike's death?
(a) Andrej.
(b) Francka.
(c) Johnnie.
(d) George.

8. What is provided to the workers by the steel mill on election day?
(a) Sample ballots.
(b) Time off to vote.
(c) Free lunches.
(d) Campaign handouts.

9. What political party does Mike's candidate represent?
(a) Socialist.
(b) Independent.
(c) Republican.
(d) Democrat.

10. What does the steel mill remind workers of on election day?
(a) Who runs the town's economy.
(b) Where the workers get their wages from.
(c) Who owns the houses where the workers live.
(d) Who controls the number of work hours.

11. At the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 6, who gives Mary lessons about running a boarding house?
(a) Dorta.
(b) Pauline.
(c) Mike.
(d) Francka.

12. What purchase puts Dobie and Julie back in debt?
(a) A sewing machine.
(b) A refrigerator.
(c) A washing machine.
(d) A television.

13. What do Mike and Mary decide about their boarding business?
(a) To end the business.
(b) To take in more boarders.
(c) To make no changes.
(d) To raise the rent.

14. What event is causing economic conditions to worsen in the factories and mills?
(a) Fallout from World War I.
(b) Prohibition.
(c) The Great Depression.
(d) The Spoils System.

15. What position is Dobie elected to in the new union?
(a) Secretary.
(b) President.
(c) Committee member.
(d) Treasurer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mike expect to happen after he votes?

2. When George comes to live with Mary in Munhall Hollow, how much rent does he pay?

3. Who does Dobie pick up at the train station for George's funeral?

4. Who is diagnosed with consumption?

5. Who dies at the end of Part 3, Chapter 6?

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