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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Borka?
(a) Andrej's sister.
(b) Elena's sister.
(c) Francka's mother.
(d) George's sister.

2. How old is Mike Dobrejcak?
(a) Forty.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Twenty-one.

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

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

5. Who has "the decency to stay away" from the funeral?
(a) Dorta.
(b) Francka.
(c) George.
(d) Zuska.

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

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

8. Who does Francka make a comment about after the funeral?
(a) Zuska.
(b) Elena.
(c) Borka.
(d) George.

9. How many children does Zuska have?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

10. Who tells George to talk to local businessmen about selling his lots?
(a) A customer.
(b) Zuska.
(c) A banker.
(d) Dorta.

11. According to George, who owns everything in the United States?
(a) The politicians.
(b) Millionaires and trusts.
(c) Bankers and politicians.
(d) The natural born Americans.

12. What kind of business is George thinking about opening?
(a) A brokerage.
(b) A butcher shop.
(c) A grocery store.
(d) A construction company.

13. According to Part 1, Chapter 1, what usually happens to immigrants when they arrive in America?
(a) They are welcomed.
(b) They are met with suspicion.
(c) They are ridiculed.
(d) They are robbed, beaten, and killed.

14. How does George help Zuska?
(a) He finds her another job.
(b) He finds her a larger place to live.
(c) He pays for her son's doctor.
(d) He gives her money to pay bills.

15. Who buys a house in Munhall Hollow?
(a) Dubik.
(b) Francka.
(c) Dorta.
(d) George.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens at the steel mill that worries George?

2. On what day of the week does the United States declare war against Spain?

3. Why does Mrs. Mihula live in Braddock?

4. How much does Dobrejcak earn an hour?

5. Who is Spetz?

(see the answer keys)

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