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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the steel mill indicating to workers during mid-term elections?
2. What political party does Mike's candidate represent?
3. What purchase puts Dobie and Julie back in debt?
4. Who joins George on his visit to Dorta's?
5. What happens to Mike after the election?
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. What directives does the company give the mill workers on how to vote? Does Mike follow the directives?
3. 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?
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. In Chapter 1 of Part 4, which character becomes the third generation's main character of the story line? Describe this character.
6. What is the extent of Dobie's involvement with the union activities at the end of Part 4, Chapter 11 ? Explain.
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. 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.
9. Why does George come to live with Mary? Is George's behavior towards Mary that of a loving father?
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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the relationship between Mary as an adult and her father. Explore the possibility of role reversal.
Essay Topic 2
Compare/contrast Dorta and Elena as wives of first generation immigrants.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss how Dorta's realistic approach to life helps her weather life's economic and emotional storms. Give details from at least three events from the story for support.
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