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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who closes the steel mill?
(a) Victor.
(b) Dobrejcak.
(c) Pinkerton.
(d) Frick.

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

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

4. Who visits George right after he is released from jail?
(a) Francka.
(b) Dorta.
(c) Zuska.
(d) Mary.

5. Who takes over Elena's household duties?
(a) George.
(b) Francka.
(c) Borka.
(d) Mary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does George use all of his money for in this section?

2. How much money does the bank need for the principal on George's mortgage?

3. Who is Djuro?

4. Who tells George to talk to local businessmen about selling his lots?

5. How many children does Zuska have?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 1, who is introduced as the main character of the section? Describe this character.

2. Describe the mill event that claims Joe Dubik's life. Was it an accident or the result of incompetence? Explain.

3. What is George Kracha hoping to leave behind when he leaves Hungary for America in 1881?

4. Where do George and Elena move to after the trouble in Homestead? What is a typical work day at the mill?

5. What business is George considering buying? What are his plans for the shop? Is his business plan logical? What could be a possible obstacle to George being successful?

6. In Part 1, Chapter 16, it is noted that George "has always been technically faithful to Elena." Explain.

7. What happens in Homestead when it is time for the union's contract negotiations to begin at the steel mill? What happens two days before the end of the current contract at the mill?

8. What does George wish for after Elena's death, and whom does he consult about the situation with his feelings? What is George's half-hearted gesture at being penitent?

9. At the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 6, why does Francka meet George and Elena at the train station in Homestead? Where does she take George and Elena? What reason does George's sister Francka give for needing only one room in Homestead?

10. Who does George visit immediately after receiving his first paycheck? What transpires at the meeting?

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