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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did the narrator of the section titled The Kid, 1864, ride out of with Bonin?
(a) New York.
(b) Oregon.
(c) Kansas.
(d) Idaho.

3. How did tramps traveling in Spokane know it?
(a) By its large department stores.
(b) By its smells.
(c) By its rail stations.
(d) By its saloons.

4. What does Gemma remember Jules used to say about the two of them?
(a) He would say their names, Jules and Gems, like they were precious.
(b) He would say they were two people who understood persecution.
(c) He would say they would meet again in heaven.
(d) He would say they both knew what hard work was.

5. What is the last thing that the dying person in the section titled Waterbury, 1909 thinks?
(a) He thinks about his infant son.
(b) He thinks about his late mother.
(c) He thinks about his wife Rebecca.
(d) He thinks about hot coffee.

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

7. How did Gig's and Rye's sister die?
(a) In a car accident.
(b) From polio.
(c) In childbirth.
(d) From tuberculosis.

8. What is Gig's full name?
(a) Richard Gigarow.
(b) Gregory Dolan.
(c) Gregory Haverford.
(d) Richard Gigerland.

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

10. Why does Rye get out of jail earlier than most of the other men?
(a) His other brother is a lawyer.
(b) Mrs. Ricci pulls some strings to get him out.
(c) He is only 16.
(d) He has the bail money.

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

12. What does Brand ask Rye when he visits Brand's house in Chapter 13?
(a) He wants Rye to shovel coal for him.
(b) He wants Rye to be the new foreman at his mines.
(c) He wants Rye to spy on the labor leaders, like Gurley, and feed him information about their plans.
(d) He wants Rye to be his new driver.

13. What is the last name of the ferryman that Jules takes for himself?
(a) Henries.
(b) Plante.
(c) Revere.
(d) Revoir.

14. What does Gemma reply to her daughter's question asking if Indians can go to heaven?
(a) She says "No."
(b) She says "There is no heaven."
(c) She says "We just can not know that."
(d) She says "If anyone can."

15. How old is Gurley in Part II when Rye meets her?
(a) 25.
(b) 19.
(c) 40.
(d) 32.

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotion does Rye recognize on Fred Moore's face when he visits Rye's porch room at Mrs. Ricci's?

2. Who was First Ursula's manager who fires her for getting too old?

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

4. Who is one of the thieves who stole the pelts from the Scots?

5. What does the narrator of the section titled The Kid, 1864, think as he goes over the falls?

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