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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Djuro?
(a) George's brother-in-law.
(b) George's friend.
(c) George's boss.
(d) George's firstborn son.

2. Why has George always been faithful to his wife?
(a) He fears he would be deported.
(b) An opportunity for infidelity has never arisen.
(c) He is deeply religious.
(d) He would lose customers in his business.

3. Who is buried in the Irish cemetery after an elaborate funeral?
(a) Zuska.
(b) Borka.
(c) Elena.
(d) Dorta.

4. Who receives an apology from Elena?
(a) Zuska.
(b) George.
(c) Francka.
(d) Dorta.

5. Who is Borka?
(a) Andrej's sister.
(b) George's sister.
(c) Elena's sister.
(d) Francka's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does George buy his new business?

2. What is heard in the streets after the mill closes?

3. Who surrenders after the trouble at the steel mills?

4. Who is Spetz?

5. How much does Dobrejcak earn an hour?

Short Essay Questions

1. After reaching New York, how does George manage to travel to Pennsylvania without any money?

2. Where do George and Elena move to after the trouble in Homestead? What is a typical work day at the mill?

3. In Part 1, Chapter 16, it is noted that George "has always been technically faithful to Elena." Explain.

4. Where does George go to get a mill job after leaving Braddock? As he goes back to work in a mill, a job that he has always disliked, what takes George a long time to get over?

5. Who confronts George in front of Elena about his relationship with Zuska? How does Elena react? How does George react? How does he "escape" reality?

6. What reason does George give Zuska for why he walked from New York to Pennsylvania after he arrived in America? Give two possible reasons for his dishonesty.

7. What does George know about the plight of some immigrants when they arrive in America? Who is already in America to help George avoid similar problems?

8. What happens in Homestead when it is time for the union's contract negotiations to begin at the steel mill? What happens two days before the end of the current contract at the mill?

9. Where is Andrej now working since moving to Homestead? What happens when George, Andrej, and Andrej's foreman meet to talk about a job for George?

10. What is so special about the Dexter's home where Mary Kracha works? How does the Dexter's house come up in a conversation between Mike and Mary? Ultimately, what happens to Mike and Mary's relationship?

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