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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to George that awakens Dobie and Julie in the middle of the night?
(a) George wanders away from the house.
(b) George has another stroke.
(c) George is sleepwalking.
(d) George suffers a heart attack.

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

3. In Part 4, Chapter 7, what do mill workers want in regards to their union?
(a) Union recognition.
(b) Lower fees.
(c) Higher pay.
(d) Shorter work hours.

4. Who owns the hotel where Dobie lives?
(a) George.
(b) Francka and Joseph.
(c) Anna and her husband.
(d) Joe Petrovsky.

5. Who has the union groups' charters revoked?
(a) Flack.
(b) Amalgamated Steel Company.
(c) A. F. I.
(d) Tighe.

6. What purchase puts Dobie and Julie back in debt?
(a) A sewing machine.
(b) A refrigerator.
(c) A washing machine.
(d) A television.

7. Who objects to Dobie's time being spent on a legitimate union?
(a) Joe.
(b) Julie.
(c) Mikie.
(d) George.

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

9. What makes Mike and Mary happy about their boarding business decision?
(a) They are making more money.
(b) They have to deal with only four boarders.
(c) Mary does not have to do all the work.
(d) They are happy to be alone.

10. Which candidate is Mike's choice in the election?
(a) Harry Bodnar.
(b) Harvey Drummond.
(c) Eugene Debs.
(d) Andrew Carnegie.

11. Who is Tighe?
(a) A company man.
(b) A mill worker.
(c) A union leader.
(d) A local politician.

12. What does Mike expect to happen after he votes?
(a) Mike expects to get more work hours from the mill.
(b) Mike expects to be treated better by the mill.
(c) Mike expects to be ridiculed by his co-workers.
(d) Mike expects to be fired.

13. What is provided to the workers by the steel mill on election day?
(a) Campaign handouts.
(b) Time off to vote.
(c) Sample ballots.
(d) Free lunches.

14. What incident in Pittsburgh upsets Dobie?
(a) Striking lodges are labeled as Socialistic.
(b) Members' names of striking lodges are blacklisted.
(c) Members of a striking lodge are arrested for disturbing the peace.
(d) Striking lodges are expelled from the union.

15. What company is Dobie's first employer in Detroit?
(a) Ford Motor.
(b) Goodyear.
(c) U.S. Steel.
(d) The Chrysler Plant.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Part 3, Chapter 1, what year is it?

2. What happens to Mike after the election?

3. How does Dobie support himself during the layoffs?

4. Who forms the Committee for Industrial Organization?

5. Who visits Mary and Mike in the spring?

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