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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. How old is Mike Dobrejcak?
(a) Twenty-one.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Forty.
(d) Thirty.
2. What corporation is formed after the sale of the steel plants?
(a) U. S. Steel Corporation.
(b) U. S. Pipe and Fittings.
(c) U. S. Metals and Fittings.
(d) U. S. Foundry.
3. At first, how many rooms do George and Elena rent?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Three.
4. Who is John Joseph?
(a) Mike's son.
(b) Dorta's son.
(c) Francka's son.
(d) Borka's boarder.
5. What does George do during the summer to provide food for his family?
(a) He builds furniture.
(b) He takes a second job in a grocery store.
(c) He works as a delivery man for an ice company.
(d) He farms.
Short Answer Questions
1. At the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 1, what year is it?
2. According to Zuska's sister, who will Zuska probably marry?
3. Who meets George and Elena at the train in Homestead?
4. Who is talking with George in Dorta's kitchen about leaving the steel mills?
5. Who closes the steel mill?
Short Essay Questions
1. What reason does George give Zuska for why he walked from New York to Pennsylvania after he arrived in America? Give two possible reasons for his dishonesty.
2. 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?
3. Where does George go to get a mill job after leaving Braddock? As he goes back to work in a mill, a job that he has always disliked, what takes George a long time to get over?
4. At first, how successful is George in the butcher shop? What positive changes in George and Elena's lifestyle have come about as a result of his business?
5. According to George and Dorta's conversation in Part 1, Chapter 22, what role does Zuska directly play in the loss of George's business? At the time, is George aware of Zuska's actions? What is a possible reason for George not confronting Zuska?
6. Who does George tell about Zuska? What is one explanation for his sharing with another person information about Zuska?
7. Who does George meet while boarding the ship to America? Explain the irony between George's meeting and the warning that Andrej gives him about immigrants being robbed once they arrive in America.
8. What major corporation is formed when Carnegie sells his steel plants to J.P. Morgan? Is this corporation "union friendly"?
9. At the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 1, who is introduced as the main character of the section? Describe this character.
10. What does George know about the plight of some immigrants when they arrive in America? Who is already in America to help George avoid similar problems?
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