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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. In the summer of 2008, by what percent did GM sales plunge?
(a) About 25.
(b) 35.
(c) Nearly 20.
(d) 30.

2. When did Linda Korban begin working for Parker Pen?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1966.

3. In the Prologue, what is the population of Janesville?
(a) 63,000.
(b) 34,000.
(c) 59,000.
(d) 47,000.

4. How old was Ken Hendricks when he formed his own roofing company?
(a) 27.
(b) 29.
(c) 24.
(d) 21.

5. On August 24, 2009, what percent does the student body increase at Blackhawk Tech?
(a) 29.
(b) 37.
(c) 48.
(d) 54.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 2010, how many GM workers were working at a General Motors Plant in Kansas City?

2. How many inches of snow is on the ground in the Prologue?

3. When were the first Chevrolets built by General Motors in Janesville?

4. How many jobs were lost in the United States during the Great Recession?

5. How far was the drive from Janesville to Fort Wayne?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Janesville celebrate Labor Day?

2. How did GM come to Janesville?

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

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

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

6. Why did Barb Vaughn leave her job at the Sheriff's Department?

7. What jobs did Kristi Beyer and Barb Vaughn get after graduation?

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

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

10. What was Mike Vaughn's last day at Lear Corp. like?

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