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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many shifts are there for workers at the steel mills?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

2. Who is Mike's younger brother?
(a) Paul.
(b) Victor.
(c) Joe.
(d) John.

3. Who does George leave behind in his homeland?
(a) Wife, child, mother.
(b) Wife, two children.
(c) Wife, sister, mother.
(d) Wife, sister, brother.

4. How much older are George and Zuska when their paths cross again?
(a) Five years.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Fifteen years.
(d) Ten years.

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

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

7. Who tells Zuska why George had to walk to New York after arriving in America?
(a) Mary.
(b) Elena.
(c) Francka.
(d) Borka.

8. Why does George have to walk from New York to Pennsylvania?
(a) He gives most of his money to a fellow immigrant.
(b) He loses the money by gambling.
(c) He is robbed.
(d) He spends most of his money on a party.

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

10. Which town does George arrive in after walking with only fifty cents in his pocket?
(a) Rochester, New York.
(b) White Haven, Pennsylvania.
(c) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
(d) Paramus, New Jersey.

11. Who rents a house to take in boarders?
(a) Dobrejcak.
(b) Francka.
(c) Dorta.
(d) George.

12. Who applies for citizenship as soon as he becomes of age?
(a) Mike.
(b) Andrej.
(c) George.
(d) Victor.

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

14. Who moves to a new brick house on River Street?
(a) Dorta and Joe.
(b) Zuska and Mullhall.
(c) George and Elena.
(d) Mike and Zuska.

15. Who does George talk to about his financial situation?
(a) Zuska.
(b) Dorta.
(c) A banker.
(d) Borka.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is on the ship that George boards in Bremen?

2. Who is Andy?

3. To whom does Carnegie sell his steel plants?

4. At the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 11, what does Joe tell George while they are on their way to work?

5. How does George help Zuska?

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