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

3. What type of industry was in Beloit before it closed and became a toxic Superfund site?

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

5. How far is Beloit from Janesville?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What did Bob Borremans think might be something positive to come from the GM closure?

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

7. How did Linda Korban begin working at Parker Pen?

8. How did GM come to Janesville?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Why was the story of Janesville a story of survival?

Essay Topic 3

Kristi Beyer had an affair. What struggles did the Wopats and Beyers have in their marriages because of the stresses after the plant closed? How did the Wopats work to strengthen their marriage? Why did the Beyer’s marriage fall apart? How did the choices that the families made determine the health of their marriages?

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