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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. According to George's conversation with Zuska, what is lost in a haystack?
(a) His money.
(b) His green card.
(c) His immigrant papers.
(d) His mill identification card.

2. Who does George leave behind in his homeland?
(a) Wife, child, mother.
(b) Wife, two children.
(c) Wife, sister, mother.
(d) Wife, sister, brother.

3. What effect is Zuska having on George after she reappears?
(a) He becomes rude to customers.
(b) He begins to have financial problems.
(c) He begins to drink heavily.
(d) He considers an extra-marital affair.

4. While George and his co-workers are working, what do they see over H furnace?
(a) A flag raised.
(b) A cloud of smoke.
(c) A funnel cloud.
(d) Blazing flames.

5. Who tells Zuska why George had to walk to New York after arriving in America?
(a) Elena.
(b) Francka.
(c) Borka.
(d) Mary.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Djuro?

3. How long after Elena's death does George wait to visit Zuska?

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

5. What does the new corporation not tolerate?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does George wish for after Elena's death, and whom does he consult about the situation with his feelings? What is George's half-hearted gesture at being penitent?

3. What happens with Zuska and a boarder that might give George a reason to think that he stands a chance at a relationship with her? How does George approach Zuska about the situation, and what is the outcome between them? What are possible reasons for George having second thoughts?

4. Who does George visit immediately after receiving his first paycheck? What transpires at the meeting?

5. How is Elena's funeral contradictory to her lifestyle? Explain why George might have chosen an elaborate funeral for Elena.

6. 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?

7. 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?

8. In the summer following his marriage to Zuska, what happens to George financially? How does George react to his financial situation? How does George's reaction affect his relationship with Zuska?

9. Explain how George's relationship with Zuska affect his business with his customers. Give another reason, aside from his customers, that George's business is probably affected by his relationship.

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

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