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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The bosses at the slaughterhouses cheat the men by ________ their hours of work.
(a) Ignoring
(b) Rounding down
(c) Increasing
(d) Eliminating all of

2. Why is Jurgis turned down for the job in #111?
(a) He is a convict
(b) He's been blacklisted
(c) He is too old
(d) He has no experience

3. What does Jurgis find out when he walks home from prison?
(a) The family has been evicted
(b) Ona is dead
(c) He has another son
(d) The family has gone back to their home country

4. Who is a lousy beggar?
(a) Jurgis
(b) Stanislovas
(c) Mark
(d) Jack

5. What does Jurgis decide to do with his newfound wealth?
(a) Give it to Marija
(b) Gamble
(c) Break it into smaller bills
(d) Give it away to a beggar

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jurgis eventually get a job, only to lose it once he finds out who Jurgis is?

2. Who does Jurgis hear screaming when he reaches the boarding house?

3. What does the barkeep insist Jurgis gave him?

4. How far away is Jurgis' new job?

5. How long has the family been in Packingtown at this point?

(see the answer key)

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