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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. Why are some of the company's workers fired during the election year?
(a) The workers vote to go non-union.
(b) The workers try to organize a union.
(c) The workers won't follow the company's voting directives.
(d) The workers strike.

2. At the beginning of Part 3, Chapter 1, what year is it?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1918.
(c) 1914.
(d) 1920.

3. Who visits Mary and Mike in the spring?
(a) Joe Perovsky.
(b) Paul Caudle.
(c) Borka.
(d) George.

4. For what party does Mike vote in the election?
(a) Socialist.
(b) Democrat.
(c) Independent.
(d) Republican.

5. Where does Dobie go after leaving Detroit?
(a) Boston.
(b) Grand Rapids.
(c) New York.
(d) Pittsburgh.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Part 2, Chapter 10, where are Mike and Mary living?

2. How much money does Mary receive from the accident compensation plan?

3. Who is Mary baking a birthday cake for in Part 1, Chapter 5?

4. With how many children has Mike left Mary?

5. What company is Dobie's first employer in Detroit?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Mike and Mary move to at the end of Part 2, Chapter 10? What do they have to do to get extra money now that there are no boarders?

2. What happens to George at the end of Part 4, Chapter 10? Explain how this event's aftermath is so typical of George's behavior throughout the book.

3. Who owns the hotel in East Pittsburgh where Dobie stays? Why is this a good thing for Dobie? How does Dobie make money with his electrical skills?

4. What happens after the rank -and-file delegates meet from different lodges? What does the union do to help the bargaining committees? Why is the unions' stance unfair?

5. At the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 11, what ongoing crisis is taking place in Mike and Mary's household? What do Mike and Mary not agree on as a resolution to their problem?

6. At the end of Pat 2, Chapter 14, what happens after George goes out drinking the day before Anna's baby's christening?

7. At the beginning of Part 4, Chapter 11, what is happening to unions in steel towns? What does this mean for union workers such as Dobie?

8. What does the company remind the workers of during mid-term elections? What is the name of the candidate that Mike votes for in the election? What could happen as a result of Mike's choice?

9. When Mary collapses during her pregnancy, she is given instructions by the doctor to rest during the day when "she feels like she need to". What are Mary's responsibilities at this point in the story? What do Mary and Mike decide to do to lighten her responsibilities?

10. What is the extent of Dobie's involvement with the union activities at the end of Part 4, Chapter 11 ? Explain.

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