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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who ignores the carcasses that pass by unchecked on the conveyor belt?
(a) Jurgis
(b) The government inspector
(c) Ona
(d) The women

2. What 'helps' Ona and Jurgis furnish their home?
(a) Advertisements
(b) Interior designers
(c) The mortgage company
(d) The welfare department

3. What is Marija's new job?
(a) Sewing buttons
(b) Secretary
(c) Painting cans
(d) Beef trimmer

4. Where does the family of this novel originate from?
(a) Russia
(b) Lithuania
(c) Armenia
(d) The United States

5. Where is the wedding reception being held?
(a) Chicago stockyards
(b) Russia dining hall
(c) At the church
(d) Lithuania

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jurgis feel confident the family can buy now that people have found jobs?

2. Who is the narrator of this novel?

3. What is the reason Antanas can not find work?

4. What is used in the sausages at the factory?

5. Who died in his sleep, working up until that point without trouble?

(see the answer key)

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