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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Janesville founded?
(a) 1824.
(b) 1836.
(c) 1841.
(d) 1819.

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

3. What would new workers at the Michigan plant be paid an hour?
(a) $14.
(b) $12.
(c) $15.
(d) $13.

4. When did General Motors file for bankruptcy in 2009?
(a) June 1.
(b) June 10.
(c) June 22.
(d) June 3.

5. When did George S. Parker II, sell Parker Pen to British investors?
(a) 1986.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1979.

Short Answer Questions

1. What buyout did Jerad Whiteaker take from GM in 2010?

2. According to Forbes on December 20, 2007, how rich was Ken Hendricks out of the 100 richest men in the United States??

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

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

5. When the Arrow Park factory of Parker Pen was opened in 1953, in how many nations was the company selling pens?

Short Essay Questions

1. What news did Paul Ryan learn in Chapter 1, and what precipitated the news?

2. What was the last food drive like in 2008?

3. What happened to GM workers who did not take a buyout in Part 3, Chapter 21?

4. In Part 2, Chapter 17, how did local banks and credit unions agree to work hard to support families?

5. What was Marv Wopat's career like at GM?

6. What could Linda Korban have done to stay longer at her job?

7. What is the last vehicle to come off the Janesville GM assembly line?

8. Why was it difficult for Mike Vaughn to decide to study human resources?

9. How did GM come to Janesville?

10. What did Wisconsin and Michigan offer GM in an economic incentive package to land the new small car assembly plant?

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