2. What event is causing economic conditions to worsen in the factories and mills?
(a) The Spoils System.
(b) Prohibition.
(c) Fallout from World War I.
(d) The Great Depression.

3. Why are people standing around Dobie and Julie's house when they arrive home after shopping?
(a) Graffiti has been written on their house.
(b) A union sign is in the front yard.
(c) George has collapsed.
(d) George is drunk in the front yard.

4. Who watches Mary's children when Mary goes out to work?
(a) Francka.
(b) Kuska.
(c) Anna.
(d) George.

5. What plan does Mary have to help with finances?
(a) To look for a job herself.
(b) For Mike to find a full time job.
(c) To move to a larger house and take in boarders.
(d) To take out a loan at the bank.

6. What does Julie tell Dobie after George's funeral?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She wants to move to New York.
(c) She needs to visit her sister.
(d) She needs to get a job.

7. What does Mary do within one month of Mike's death?
(a) She takes in a boarder.
(b) She moves to two rooms.
(c) She moves in with her father.
(d) She finds a job.

8. How old is Mary in this section?
(a) Twenty-eight.
(b) Forty.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Thirty-five.

9. How does Dobie support himself during the layoffs?
(a) He does illegal utility hook-ups.
(b) He sells newspapers.
(c) He joins the Mafia.
(d) He gambles at the local speakeasy.

10. Who breaks the news to Mary about Mike's death?
(a) George.
(b) Francka.
(c) Andrej.
(d) Johnnie.

11. Who is George buried next to?
(a) Elena.
(b) Mary.
(c) Kuska.
(d) Pauline.

12. According to Mikie, what could threaten Dobie's job?
(a) Economy.
(b) Strikes.
(c) World War II.
(d) Automation.

13. Who is in the meeting with management for Dobie's mill?
(a) Dobie.
(b) Carnegie.
(c) Paul.
(d) George.

14. What do Mike and Mary decide about their boarding business?
(a) To end the business.
(b) To raise the rent.
(c) To make no changes.
(d) To take in more boarders.

15. Who visits Mary and Mike in the spring?
(a) George.
(b) Joe Perovsky.
(c) Borka.
(d) Paul Caudle.