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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 is Frick's partner and the owner of the steel mill?
(a) Dobrejcak.
(b) Carnegie.
(c) Victor.
(d) Pinkerton.

2. Who moves to a new brick house on River Street?
(a) George and Elena.
(b) Zuska and Mullhall.
(c) Dorta and Joe.
(d) Mike and Zuska.

3. Where does Dobrejcak work?
(a) The mercantile.
(b) The butcher shop.
(c) The bank.
(d) The mill.

4. Why has George always been faithful to his wife?
(a) He would lose customers in his business.
(b) An opportunity for infidelity has never arisen.
(c) He is deeply religious.
(d) He fears he would be deported.

5. Who marries Steve Radilla?
(a) Dorta.
(b) Zuska.
(c) Borka.
(d) Mary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mike's younger brother?

2. How many shifts are there for workers at the steel mills?

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

4. What does Andrej place in his foreman's pocket at the saloon?

5. Who has "the decency to stay away" from the funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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.

3. How is Elena's funeral contradictory to her lifestyle? Explain why George might have chosen an elaborate funeral for Elena.

4. Explain how George's relationship with Zuska affect his business with his customers. Give another reason, aside from his customers, that George's business is probably affected by his relationship.

5. In the summer following his marriage to Zuska, what happens to George financially? How does George react to his financial situation? How does George's reaction affect his relationship with Zuska?

6. What two important events happen during November, 1903 to Mike? Why is he becoming increasingly frustrated during the winter of 1903?

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

8. Who confronts George in front of Elena about his relationship with Zuska? How does Elena react? How does George react? How does he "escape" reality?

9. How does George explain having no money on his arrival to his sister Francka and her husband?

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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