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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. How old was Paul Ryan when he was first elected to Congress?
(a) 28.
(b) 34.
(c) 26.
(d) 31.

2. In 2008, how long had Jerad Whiteaker worked at GM?
(a) 12 years and 30 days.
(b) 13 years and 6 days.
(c) 12 years and 11 days.
(d) 13 years and 25 days.

3. What percent of annual giving did GM used to donate to the United Way of North Rock County?
(a) Nearly 50.
(b) Almost 40.
(c) 45.
(d) 35.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Paul Ryan learn that the Janesville GM plant would be closed?

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

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

4. Part 3, Chapter 19, where did the Parker Pen company move?

5. What was the entry-level pay an hour for correctional officers at the County Jail?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Kristi Beyer spend her time in Part 2, Chapter 16?

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

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

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

5. What does John Beckord ask Mary Willmer to do in Part 2, Chapter 10?

6. Who was Edward B. Montgomery, and why did he not bring help to Janesville?

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

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

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

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

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