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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does George show little interest in politics?
(a) He cannot vote.
(b) He cannot read.
(c) He defected to this country.
(d) He is a poor man.

2. On what day does Zuska get married?
(a) Friday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Sunday.

3. Who does George visit to talk to about his regrets?
(a) Zuska.
(b) Borka.
(c) A friend.
(d) A priest.

4. At the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 1, what year is it?
(a) 1915.
(b) 1895.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1903.

5. Who is the author of Out of This Furnace?
(a) William Keats.
(b) Avery Siddons.
(c) John Grisham.
(d) Thomas Bell.

6. Why are the workers evicted from their homes?
(a) They refuse to accept the company's work terms.
(b) They have no money to pay rent.
(c) The houses are deemed unsafe.
(d) They have been arrested for misconduct.

7. What does Andrej place in his foreman's pocket at the saloon?
(a) One dollar.
(b) Three dollars.
(c) Twenty dollars.
(d) Five dollars.

8. How many days does it take George to reach America?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Ten.
(c) Twenty-one.
(d) Fourteen.

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

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

11. How many hours per day do the mill workers work?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Ten.
(d) Eighteen.

12. Who is Frick's partner and the owner of the steel mill?
(a) Dobrejcak.
(b) Pinkerton.
(c) Carnegie.
(d) Victor.

13. What job does George's brother-in-law have in America?
(a) On a pipeline.
(b) In a tire factory.
(c) In a clothing factory.
(d) On a railroad section gang.

14. What happens at the steel mill that worries George?
(a) The union disbands.
(b) There is a fire.
(c) There is talk of a strike.
(d) His hours are cut.

15. Who is Djuro?
(a) George's boss.
(b) George's brother-in-law.
(c) George's friend.
(d) George's firstborn son.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many shifts are there for workers at the steel mills?

3. How long after Elena's death does George wait to visit Zuska?

4. What corporation is formed after the sale of the steel plants?

5. How long has Dobrejcak been in America?

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