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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many members of Linda Korban's high school graduate class were hired by Parker Pen?

2. What percent of annual giving did GM used to donate to the United Way of North Rock County?

3. In 2008, how long has Bob Borremans been the Rock County Job Center's director?

4. How many years did Mike Vaughn work at Lear?

5. How many Janesville GM workers went to work in Fort Wayne in 2010?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What changes did Sharon Kennedy make to Blackhawk to deal with all the new students?

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

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

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

8. How did GM come to Janesville?

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

10. What did Deri Wahler set up at her school to help students suffering from the plant closure?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Barb Vaughn took a job at the Sheriff’s Office. What did Barb expect that her job would be like at the Sheriff’s Office? What was the job like in reality? Why did the difference in what Barb expected and what she experienced cause her to leave the job?

Essay Topic 2

How did the GM plant closure affect other business and workers? How did it create an economic ripple effect in the city and county?

Essay Topic 3

GM was the largest employer in Janesville. Why was it so tragic for so many people when the plant closed? What did the closure reveal about the importance of economic diversification in a community?

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