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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 did John Beckord come to Janesville in Part 2?
(a) 8 years ago.
(b) 7 years ago.
(c) 10 years ago.
(d) 9 years ago.

2. How old was Ken Hendricks when he died?
(a) 66.
(b) 64.
(c) 62.
(d) 67.

3. How long did Marv Wopat work at the Janesville GM plant?
(a) 40 years and 2 months.
(b) 40 years and 4 months.
(c) 40 years and 11 months.
(d) 40 years and 9 months.

4. When did Joseph Albert Craig become general manager of the Janesville Machine Company?
(a) 1897.
(b) 1890.
(c) 1891.
(d) 1894.

5. Part 3, Chapter 19, where did the Parker Pen company move?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Philippines.
(c) China.
(d) Puerto Rico.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Linda Korban when she went to work for the Sanford B2B division of Newell Rubbermaid?

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

3. When is the last Tahoe taken off the Janesville Assembly Line?

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?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What jobs did Matt Wopat work before he started working for GM?

2. How did GM come to Janesville?

3. How did Janesville celebrate Labor Day?

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

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

6. What disaster happened soon after the announcement that the GM plant would be closing?

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

8. Who had first seen the need to diversify in Janesville?

9. What was Mary Willmer's life like growing up?

10. What was Project 16:49?

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