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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 Tighe?
(a) A union leader.
(b) A company man.
(c) A local politician.
(d) A mill worker.

2. What does Julie tell Dobie after George's funeral?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She wants to move to New York.
(c) She needs to get a job.
(d) She needs to visit her sister.

3. What makes Mike and Mary happy about their boarding business decision?
(a) They have to deal with only four boarders.
(b) They are making more money.
(c) Mary does not have to do all the work.
(d) They are happy to be alone.

4. How does George's death affect Dobie and Julie's financial situation?
(a) They can save more money.
(b) It won't be affected.
(c) They will inherit George's real estate.
(d) They will miss his pension.

5. Who objects to Dobie's time being spent on a legitimate union?
(a) Joe.
(b) Julie.
(c) Mikie.
(d) George.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is in the meeting with management for Dobie's mill?

2. Who is Agnes?

3. Who owns the hotel where Dobie lives?

4. In Part 4, Chapter 7, what do mill workers want in regards to their union?

5. What incident in Pittsburgh upsets Dobie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens with Dobie and Julie's financial situation as a result of no strike and an improving economy?

2. What does the company warn workers about concerning union recognition? Is Dobie swayed by the warnings? Explain how his feelings towards the company's warnings mirror his father's voting practices earlier in the book.

3. 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?

4. 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?

5. What directives does the company give the mill workers on how to vote? Does Mike follow the directives?

6. What brings about labor problems at the mill? What does Johnny do as a result of the unrest?

7. What situation leads to Dobie moving back to Pittsburgh? What job does he take? What historic event happens in the country around this time?

8. In Chapter 1 of Part 4, which character becomes the third generation's main character of the story line? Describe this character.

9. Describe Mary's life and her children's after Mike's death.

10. What suggestions do Joe and Dorta have for Mary to take care of her children? Is Dorta's suggestion based on logic or emotion?

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