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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 happens to George that awakens Dobie and Julie in the middle of the night?
(a) George wanders away from the house.
(b) George is sleepwalking.
(c) George suffers a heart attack.
(d) George has another stroke.

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

3. How long does Dobie work in Detroit?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Two years.

4. How many boarders live with Mike and Mary?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Two.

5. Who suggests that Mary should take in boarders to earn money?
(a) Dorta.
(b) Joe.
(c) George.
(d) Anna.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the steel mill remind workers of on election day?

2. At the beginning of Part 3, Chapter 1, what year is it?

3. Who is diagnosed with consumption?

4. Who breaks the news to Mary about Mike's death?

5. At the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 6, who gives Mary lessons about running a boarding house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. 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?

5. How does Dobie's private life change during the Depression? What happens in his work life?

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

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