View a FREE sample

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 25, how much money needed to be raised for two emergency shelters for teenagers?

2. When did General Motors file for bankruptcy in 2009?

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

4. When was Janesville founded?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Wisconsin and Michigan competed to get a GM plant to build subcompacts. What did both states offer GM to build the cars in their state? Why was an economic incentive package so important in GM’s decision in where to build the subcompacts? Why was it almost better that Wisconsin did not keep the factory?

Essay Topic 2

Why was the story of Janesville a story of survival?

Essay Topic 3

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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 852 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample