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

2. What does George lose in this section?
(a) His business.
(b) His house and business.
(c) The lots.
(d) His lots, his house, and the business.

3. How many shifts are there for workers at the steel mills?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long does it take George to repay the loan for his trip to America?

3. Where is George Kracha bound for in America?

4. Who is Spetz?

5. Who does George talk to about his financial situation?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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.

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

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. 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?

5. 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?

6. 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?

7. Why does George feel vindicated for not becoming an American citizen so that he can vote? What does George tell Mike about who runs America?

8. 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.

9. What major corporation is formed when Carnegie sells his steel plants to J.P. Morgan? Is this corporation "union friendly"?

10. What does Dubik's death cause George to consider doing about work? What does Dorta tell him about Joe's thoughts on working in the mills? What is a possible explanation for George listening intently to Dorta?

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