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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 Wisconsin in 2010, how many workers still belonged to a union?

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

3. In Part 3, Chapter 21, where were former GM workers forced to transfer or be severed from GM?

4. In Part 2, Chapter 13, how much did the economic incentive package to land the GM small car for Janesville's assembly plant amount to?

5. How far is Beloit from Janesville?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Janesville celebrate Labor Day?

2. How did Kristi Beyer spend her time in Part 2, Chapter 16?

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

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

5. Where was Jerad Whiteaker working at the end of 2010?

6. How did GM come to Janesville?

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

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

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

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

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?

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