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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. How many seasonal workers would Seneca Foods add during peak processing times?

2. In Chapter 48, how many new patients could HealthNet of Rock County accept?

3. What type of minister was Scott Walker's father?

4. Of ten citizens who took turns speaking to the council about SHINE, how many were in favor of the project?

5. How much money was Barb making an hour in Chapter 52?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Matt's job in Chapter 31?

2. In Chapter 29, what job did Barb get?

3. In Chapter 33, what news did GM announce?

4. What was Matt's status in the Epilogue?

5. In Chapter 52, what money rhythm did Mike and Barb develop?

6. What did Bob Borremans feels about the speeches in Chapter 54?

7. How did Judy Vaughn try to help get votes to recall Walker even though she was in the hospital?

8. What did Janesville decide to offer SHINE to build a plant in the city?

9. Where was there a sleep-in protest in Chapter 30, and what was it like?

10. Why did the YWCA have to not sponsor Project 16:49?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Barb Vaughn took a job at the Sheriff’s Office. What did Barb expect that her job would be like at the Sheriff’s Office? What was the job like in reality? Why did the difference in what Barb expected and what she experienced cause her to leave the job?

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

Kristi Beyer died of an overdose. What difficulties did Kristi Beyer find herself in? What could have happened if she was found guilty? How did she deal with her problems? Why did she commit suicide?

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