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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who receives an apology from Elena?
(a) Francka.
(b) George.
(c) Dorta.
(d) Zuska.

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

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

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

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

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

7. Who confronts George about Zuska?
(a) Dorta.
(b) Elena.
(c) Francka.
(d) Borka.

8. On what day of the week does the United States declare war against Spain?
(a) Monday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Wednesday.

9. In what year does George buy his new business?
(a) 1890.
(b) 1916.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1895.

10. What effect is Zuska having on George after she reappears?
(a) He considers an extra-marital affair.
(b) He becomes rude to customers.
(c) He begins to drink heavily.
(d) He begins to have financial problems.

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

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

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

14. Who is buried in the Irish cemetery after an elaborate funeral?
(a) Borka.
(b) Dorta.
(c) Elena.
(d) Zuska.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does George have to walk from New York to Pennsylvania?

2. Who votes for the first time in Part 2, Chapter 5?

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

4. What does George do during the summer to provide food for his family?

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

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