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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What language does Gemma speak to Jules in softly before she says goodbye to him for one last time when the coroner takes his body?
(a) Salish.
(b) Spanish.
(c) French.
(d) Italian.

2. Why does Ursula urge Rye to take Brand's offer in Chapter 13?
(a) For Gurley.
(b) For himself.
(c) For Gig.
(d) For Early.

3. Who is the acting Chief of Police in Spokane?
(a) Waterbury.
(b) Harvery.
(c) Clegg.
(d) Sullivan.

4. Why do the police release Jules to the custody of Gemma in Part II?
(a) He is near death.
(b) Lemuel Brand secures his release.
(c) The judge lets him go.
(d) He has made bail.

5. What organization has Gig just joined in Part I?
(a) The Coal Miner's Club.
(b) The Molly MgGuires.
(c) The Spokane Police.
(d) The IWW.

6. What is one reason Gemma probably does not want to make Jules's death a cause for the labor movement?
(a) She does not want anyone to find out about the true nature of their relationship.
(b) She knew her daughters might pay for it in the end.
(c) She knew Gig would eventually get some money out of it and she did not want that.
(d) She knew Jules would not approve of the labor movement.

7. Which police officer in Spokane is known for his brutality?
(a) Hedglin.
(b) Reynolds.
(c) Clegg.
(d) Pavaldi.

8. What do the men in the labor demonstration do in succession?
(a) Get on soapboxes and start speaking or singing.
(b) Steal from shops.
(c) Shoot at police.
(d) Light fires in shops.

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

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

11. What languages did Jules speak in his youth but lose some of later on?
(a) Russian and English.
(b) Italian and Spanish.
(c) Salish and Sahaptin.
(d) French and German.

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

13. Who is giving Gurley a particularly hard time about her work when Rye first meets her?
(a) Mr. Filigno.
(b) Mr. McLaggan.
(c) Mr. Cawley.
(d) Mr. Moore.

14. Where do Rye and Gig wake up in Chapter 1?
(a) The Salvation Army.
(b) A cold porch.
(c) Jail.
(d) A ballfield.

15. What does Rye tell Jules when he sees him once on the rockpile?
(a) He will get a message to Jules's wife.
(b) He will get a message to Jules's daughter.
(c) He can get him out soon.
(d) He is sorry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal is in the act of the woman Gig falls into a romance with?

2. What does Rye ask Brand if he has in his library?

3. How did Gig's and Rye's mother die?

4. What is the IWW's nickname?

5. What refrain do the labor protesters keep saying during the police crackdown in Part I?

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