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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 2010, what term was Paul Ryan running for as congressman?
(a) 7th.
(b) 5th.
(c) 6th.
(d) 8th.

2. How many people lost their jobs near Janesville in 2008 and 2009?
(a) 10,500.
(b) As many as 9,000.
(c) 7,500.
(d) Around 11,000.

3. In Part 3, Chapter 25, how much money needed to be raised for two emergency shelters for teenagers?
(a) $700,000.
(b) $550,000.
(c) $800,000.
(d) $650,000.

4. In Part 2, Chapter 13, how much did the economic incentive package to land the GM small car for Janesville's assembly plant amount to?
(a) $195 million.
(b) $180 million.
(c) $210 million.
(d) $205 million.

5. in 1900, how many people lived in Janesville?
(a) 20,000.
(b) Around 11,000.
(c) About 13,000.
(d) 17,000.

6. How far was the drive from Janesville to Fort Wayne?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 4 1/2 hours.
(c) 5 hours.
(d) 5 1/2 hours.

7. How many Blackhawk Tech students graduate May 15, 2010?
(a) 198.
(b) 402.
(c) 319.
(d) 268.

8. How much older was Barb Vaughn than Mike?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 4 years.

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

10. How old was Barb Vaughn when she got her GED?
(a) 47.
(b) 38.
(c) 26.
(d) 41.

11. How old was Diane Hendricks in 2009?
(a) 59.
(b) 58.
(c) 61.
(d) 62.

12. In 2009 what other states besides Wisconsin were in the competition for a plant to manufacture GM subcompact cards?
(a) Illinois and West Virginia.
(b) Michigan and Tennessee.
(c) Nebraska and North Carolina.
(d) New Jersey and Kentucky.

13. In Part 3, Chapter 23, how many visits does the Job Center receive monthly on average?
(a) 15,000.
(b) 9,000.
(c) 7,500.
(d) 11,000.

14. When did Tim Cullen realize that Janesville needed to diversify and not depend only on GM as an employer?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1994.
(d) 1971.

15. When was the Walter P. Reuther Memorial Hall built?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1971.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Ken Hendricks when he died?

2. How long was the waiting list for four openings at the Rock County Sheriff's Department in December of 2009?

3. On June 26, 2009, who won the new small car plant?

4. In Part 2, Chapter 15, how much money could Bob Borremans devote to job training?

5. On August 24, 2009, what percent does the student body increase at Blackhawk Tech?

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