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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. To what does the word snake refer when Clabe uses it when pointing at his paycheck?
(a) It means he pays too much in taxes.
(b) It doesn't mean anything, it is a joke.
(c) It shows him the up and downs of his piece work.
(d) It indicates he made no money.

2. How does C.J.'s grandfather address him?
(a) He always calls him grandson.
(b) By his initials.
(c) By his nickname, CinJeff.
(d) By his full name.

3. What does a traveling salesman leave with Carrie's family in March?
(a) A washing machine.
(b) A new kind of refridgerator.
(c) His son.
(d) His daughter.

4. Why does Rondal think a union organizer is more important than a doctor?
(a) An organizer can get funds for miners' medical care.
(b) A doctor will always be an outsider to the miners.
(c) Some doctors charge too much money to miners.
(d) An organizer changes the world not just treats it.

5. Of what activities is Isom fond?
(a) Reading and astronomy.
(b) Drinking and gambling.
(c) Racing horses and hunting.
(d) Chasing women and playing cribbage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men in the Annadel Political and Social Club begin to collect?

2. What does Carrie ask Mike to teach her?

3. How many children does C.J. have of his own?

4. What has the company done with Clabe's family cemetery?

5. What does Ben Honaker do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Miles tell his father is a good way to make money, what is his father's response and why did Miles end up feeling guilty about the whole idea?

2. What happens at a club meeting when the men are debating World War I?

3. What does Carrie say she first remembers about Ben Honaker and her sister?

4. What do the club members discover when they arrive back home and what do they do in response?

5. What does C.J. realize about Rondal and what does he do about it? How does Rondal respond?

6. What does Rondal do after working in the mines for two years and what is the response to his efforts?

7. What is C.J. thinking about babies and what does he remember about a discussion he had with Dillon? What is Dillon making and why?

8. What are the railroad companies doing to the farmers and how do the get it done?

9. What do Carrie and Lloyd do after having dinner at Miles' house, what does Lloyd tell Carrie the next day and what is her response?

10. What do Rondal and C.J. argue about and what does Rondal tell C.J. about the miners?

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