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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 Part 3, Chapter 23, how many visits does the Job Center receive monthly on average?

2. How many people lost their jobs near Janesville in 2008 and 2009?

3. What did a freshman named Trent tell Deri Wahlert he wanted for Christmas in 2008?

4. On August 24, 2009, what percent does the student body increase at Blackhawk Tech?

5. How much did M and I Bank pledge to contribute toward the Rock County 5.0 fundraising campaign?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What did Wisconsin and Michigan offer GM in an economic incentive package to land the new small car assembly plant?

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

8. How did GM come to Janesville?

9. What were Matt Wopat's job problems and what solution did he find?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mike Vaughn was a third-generation member of a union. Why were unions important in Mike’s family? What benefits had his family enjoyed because of the union? Why did Mike struggle to leave the union and join management?

Essay Topic 2

Some parts of Janesville were doing well and others were not by the fifth year after the GM plant closed. Why were there two Janesvilles at that time? What characterized differences between the two Janesvilles? What did the fact that there were two Janesvilles reveal about the recession?

Essay Topic 3

Goldstein sometimes provided history and background information. How did Goldstein provide history and background information in the book? How were those backstories used to help readers better understand what happened in Janesville?

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