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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. In the Prologue, what is the sticker price for the last Tahoe?

2. How much of a fortune did Ken and Diane Hendricks build?

3. When Gillette took over Parker pen, how many employees were at Arrow Park?

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

5. How far is Beloit from Janesville?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did GM come to Janesville?

4. How much money did Marv Wopat persuade the Rock County supervisors to offer GM and why?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did Borremans compare Janesville to a phoenix? What ashes did the city need to rise from? What did the phoenix symbolize about hope and Janesville?

Essay Topic 2

Under what circumstances was SHINE considering making Janesville its headquarters? What were the pros and cons of the arrangement? Why did the city council decide to offer an economic package to lure SHINE to Janesville?

Essay Topic 3

The Wopats and the Whiteakers make sacrifices after the plant closed. What sacrifices did the families make? Why did they choose to make those sacrifices?

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