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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 company is Dobie's first employer in Detroit?
(a) Goodyear.
(b) Ford Motor.
(c) U.S. Steel.
(d) The Chrysler Plant.

2. What is Dobie discussing with a man named Stever from Uniontown?
(a) Politics.
(b) The worker unions.
(c) The company unions.
(d) The economy.

3. Who watches Mary's children when Mary goes out to work?
(a) Kuska.
(b) Anna.
(c) Francka.
(d) George.

4. Who is George buried next to?
(a) Elena.
(b) Kuska.
(c) Mary.
(d) Pauline.

5. Who receives insurance money from Mary's death?
(a) Dobie and Anna.
(b) Dobie and Mikie.
(c) George.
(d) Dobie and Agnes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suggests that Mary should remarry soon?

2. Why is Agnes unsure of receiving her inheritance from Mary?

3. What political party does Mike's candidate represent?

4. What is provided to the workers by the steel mill on election day?

5. What does Mike expect to happen after he votes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why voting for the Socialist Party would be in line with Mike's concerns about the mill at this point.

2. 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?

3. 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?

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

5. What does Julie tell Dobie after the funeral? Why has their financial situation gotten even worse with George's death?

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

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

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

10. Who comes in from New York for George's funeral? What feelings does Dobie express about living and working in Braddock to Mikie? What does this once again say about Dobie's resolve?

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