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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. What does George do during the summer to provide food for his family?
(a) He works as a delivery man for an ice company.
(b) He takes a second job in a grocery store.
(c) He farms.
(d) He builds furniture.

2. Why are the workers evicted from their homes?
(a) They have no money to pay rent.
(b) They refuse to accept the company's work terms.
(c) They have been arrested for misconduct.
(d) The houses are deemed unsafe.

3. Who applies for citizenship as soon as he becomes of age?
(a) George.
(b) Victor.
(c) Andrej.
(d) Mike.

4. Who buys a house in Munhall Hollow?
(a) Francka.
(b) Dubik.
(c) Dorta.
(d) George.

5. Who tells Zuska why George had to walk to New York after arriving in America?
(a) Borka.
(b) Francka.
(c) Mary.
(d) Elena.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 11, what does Joe tell George while they are on their way to work?

2. Where does George secure a mill job after the union is broken?

3. According to Zuska's sister, who will Zuska probably marry?

4. On what day of the week does the United States declare war against Spain?

5. How many children does Zuska have?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dorta rent a house the very next day after the conversation with George, Andrej, and her husband? What does this say about Dorta's business skills?

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. 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?

5. Where is Andrej now working since moving to Homestead? What happens when George, Andrej, and Andrej's foreman meet to talk about a job for George?

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

7. Who does George tell about Zuska? What is one explanation for his sharing with another person information about Zuska?

8. 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?

9. What happens with Zuska and a boarder that might give George a reason to think that he stands a chance at a relationship with her? How does George approach Zuska about the situation, and what is the outcome between them? What are possible reasons for George having second thoughts?

10. 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.

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