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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What deal does Ursula the Great make with Brand?
(a) She negotiates for a percentage of the ticket sale profits.
(b) She buys a stake of ownership in one of his hotels.
(c) She makes him sign a document promising to marry her in five years.
(d) She asks for part ownership in one of his mines.

2. What did Elizabeth Gurley Flynn say would make America a paradise on earth?
(a) Universal health insurance.
(b) Clean water.
(c) If it belonged to the people, not to a small owning class.
(d) Freedom from racism.

3. What does Jules's mother say might get him killed one day?
(a) His skin color.
(b) His laugh.
(c) His shoes.
(d) His hair.

4. What surprises many of the men around Gurley about her current condition in Part II?
(a) She is suffering from tuberculosis.
(b) She is suffering from polio.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She has lost a lot of weight and she looks skeletal.

5. What does Rye ask Brand if he has in his library?
(a) The Genial Man.
(b) Plato's Ruminations.
(c) A copy of the Bible.
(d) War and Peace.

6. What words does Rye's lawyer use to get him out of jail but that sting Rye's ego?
(a) Young and foolish.
(b) Tramp and heavy.
(c) Itinerant and wayward.
(d) Shiftless wastrel and poor indigent.

7. What is the true nature of Gemma's relationship with Jules?
(a) She is is niece.
(b) She is his sister.
(c) She is his ex-wife.
(d) She is his daughter.

8. Who wrote the book The Plover, a quote from which Walter begins Part I?
(a) Rinaldo Bravero.
(b) Brian Doyle.
(c) Amy Pallet.
(d) Seamus Heaney.

9. What is the name of the club Ursula performs at that Brand owns?
(a) The Comique.
(b) The Peacock.
(c) The Sapphire.
(d) The Feather.

10. Who is one of the thieves who stole the pelts from the Scots?
(a) Riley.
(b) Bonin.
(c) Henries.
(d) Farrington.

11. Which of Rye's brothers was killed in a logging accident?
(a) Henry.
(b) Gig.
(c) Danny.
(d) Frank.

12. What is one word Fred Moore uses to describe Gurley to Rye?
(a) Redoubtale.
(b) Short-tempered.
(c) Gregarious.
(d) Sad.

13. What is one language Jules speaks besides English?
(a) Italian.
(b) French.
(c) Spanish.
(d) German.

14. What is the IWW's nickname?
(a) The Westertons.
(b) The Wobblies.
(c) The Friendlies.
(d) The Scabs.

15. Where did Rye grow up and then leave after his mother's death?
(a) Whitehall.
(b) Bisonville.
(c) Seattle.
(d) Topeka.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which police officer in Spokane is known for his brutality?

2. What animal did First Ursula use in her original act?

3. Where do Rye and Gig wake up in Chapter 1?

4. Who runs from the police with Gig and Rye as they flee the ballfield?

5. Who is the prosecutor in Rye's court appearance?

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