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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is heard in the streets after the mill closes?
(a) Gunfire.
(b) Partying.
(c) Church bells.
(d) Newspaper criers.

2. Who works in H furnace?
(a) Joe.
(b) George.
(c) Andrej.
(d) Franck.

3. What is Zuska's occupation ?
(a) Mill worker.
(b) Baker.
(c) Dressmaker.
(d) Maid.

4. According to the author, what is the birthright of a Slovak peasant?
(a) A job and house.
(b) Endless poverty and oppression.
(c) Freedom to worship.
(d) A paycheck and family.

5. At the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 11, what does Joe tell George while they are on their way to work?
(a) He is buying a house in Braddock.
(b) He and his family are moving to Cherry Alley.
(c) He is the new union leader.
(d) He is leaving the steel mill.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does George Kracha come to America?

2. According to George's conversation with Zuska, what is lost in a haystack?

3. How much older are George and Zuska when their paths cross again?

4. How long does it take George to repay the loan for his trip to America?

5. Who has "the decency to stay away" from the funeral?

(see the answer key)

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