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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days does it take George to reach America?

2. What effect is Zuska having on George after she reappears?

3. At the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 1, what year is it?

4. Who is buried in the Irish cemetery after an elaborate funeral?

5. Who is talking with George in Dorta's kitchen about leaving the steel mills?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does George explain having no money on his arrival to his sister Francka and her husband?

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. 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?

5. 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?

6. What is George Kracha hoping to leave behind when he leaves Hungary for America in 1881?

7. What does Dubik's death cause George to consider doing about work? What does Dorta tell him about Joe's thoughts on working in the mills? What is a possible explanation for George listening intently to Dorta?

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

9. Who does George meet while boarding the ship to America? Explain the irony between George's meeting and the warning that Andrej gives him about immigrants being robbed once they arrive in America.

10. What happens when Zuska walks into George's butcher shop? What does George do while Zuska is there that foreshadows a possible problem for his business?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After Mike's death, Mary is left with four small children. Explore decisions which Mary must make to survive with her children. Does Mary make good decisions? Give details for support.

Essay Topic 2

Why is it accurate to assume that George makes decisions based on emotion rather than logic? Discuss two examples for support.

Essay Topic 3

What specific benefits are realized by each succeeding generation, beginning with George's journey to America?

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