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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who surrenders after the trouble at the steel mills?
(a) Union workers.
(b) Pinkerton guards.
(c) Carnegie.
(d) Frick.

2. What produces pollution in Homestead?
(a) The steel mills.
(b) Cars.
(c) The railroad.
(d) A stagnant river.

3. Why does George go to jail?
(a) He gets drunk and beats Zuska.
(b) He gets into a fight at Wold Tavern.
(c) He slaps a customer.
(d) He steals money from Zuska.

4. Who is Spetz?
(a) A merchant.
(b) A Rabbi.
(c) The owner of the Turner Hall Social Club.
(d) A Hungarian Jewish butcher.

5. What does George do during the summer to provide food for his family?
(a) He farms.
(b) He builds furniture.
(c) He works as a delivery man for an ice company.
(d) He takes a second job in a grocery store.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of Out of This Furnace?

2. Who closes the steel mill?

3. Who does George visit to talk to about his regrets?

4. What kind of business is George thinking about opening?

5. Who from George's past enters his shop one day?

(see the answer key)

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