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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many members of Linda Korban's high school graduate class were hired by Parker Pen?
(a) 25.
(b) Around 18.
(c) About 20.
(d) 15.

2. How many jobs were lost in the United States during the Great Recession?
(a) 6.4 million.
(b) 10.7 million.
(c) 8.8 million.
(d) 11 million.

3. When is the last Tahoe taken off the Janesville Assembly Line?
(a) December 9, 2008.
(b) December 2, 2008.
(c) December 18, 2008.
(d) December 23, 2008.

4. How much of a fortune did Ken and Diane Hendricks build?
(a) $2.7 billion.
(b) $3.5 billion.
(c) $3.8 billion.
(d) $4.2 billion.

5. How much did Jerad Whiteaker make at an hour at GOEX?
(a) $12.48.
(b) $13.93.
(c) $14.28.
(d) $15.17.

6. In Part 2, Chapter 16, how long had Kristi, Bob, and her mother owned a ranch house together?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 11 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 7 years.

7. When did the GM plan in Janesville stop working a second shift in 2008?
(a) July.
(b) May.
(c) June.
(d) August.

8. How much was it estimated that Rick Wagoner, CEO at GM, left his job with?
(a) $18 million in pension and benefits.
(b) $17 million in pension and benefits.
(c) Estimated $23 million in pension and benefits.
(d) Around $19 million in pension and benefits.

9. How much of a grace period did local banks try to give people who were struggling to pay their mortgages in Part 2, Chapter 17?
(a) As much as a year.
(b) 8 months.
(c) About 10 months.
(d) 6 months.

10. What was the entry-level pay an hour for correctional officers at the County Jail?
(a) $15.23.
(b) $14.92.
(c) $17.11.
(d) $16.47.

11. How many years did Mike Vaughn work at Lear?
(a) 19 years.
(b) 21 years.
(c) 18 years.
(d) 15 years.

12. How many Janesville GM workers went to work in Fort Wayne in 2010?
(a) 51.
(b) 67.
(c) 63.
(d) 55.

13. How old was Kristi Beyer when she lost her job at Lear Corp?
(a) 35.
(b) 37.
(c) 31.
(d) 33.

14. How many workers worked at the plant that went into bankruptcy and closed in Beloit?
(a) 8,100.
(b) 6,400.
(c) 7,700.
(d) 7,200.

15. In Part 3, Chapter 21, where were former GM workers forced to transfer or be severed from GM?
(a) Michigan.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Indiana.
(d) Ohio.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Barb Vaughn when she got her GED?

2. How much did M and I Bank pledge to contribute toward the Rock County 5.0 fundraising campaign?

3. How long did Marv Wopat work at the Janesville GM plant?

4. How much did Marv Wopat get Rock County Supervisors to agree to offer GM to reopen the plant?

5. When did Joseph Albert Craig become general manager of the Janesville Machine Company?

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