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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What story does Gurley tell Rye when he asks her if she is okay after the robbing in Taft?
(a) That she never learned how to bake a pie.
(b) That she and her husband fell in love on a train.
(c) That she liked to give speeches to her stuffed animals as a little girl.
(d) That her father told her never to get involved in the labor movement.

2. What does Gurley say she "comes for" in the section titled Gurley?
(a) The thrill of victory.
(b) The fight.
(c) The win.
(d) The morbs.

3. What does Rye figure out from his visit to Brand in Chapter 24?
(a) He has broken up with Ursula.
(b) He has found out who his real mother is.
(c) He is actually poor.
(d) He was behind the murder attempt in Taft.

4. Where does Gurley go after she is released from jail?
(a) The Comique.
(b) The boardinghouse where she is staying.
(c) Lemuel Brand's.
(d) Mrs. Ricci's.

5. Who does Reston get to help Gurley and Rye in Taft?
(a) Feldman, the colonel.
(b) Effie, the brothel keeper.
(c) Marshall, the logger.
(d) Torrington, the sheriff.

6. How did Gurley's mother feel about her leaving home to become a traveling activist?
(a) She disowned Gurley for it.
(b) She was excited for Gurley about it.
(c) She grudgingly allowed it.
(d) She told Gurley she would only send her money to bail her out of prison one time.

7. Why does Rye think Brand sends someone to Seattle to speak with him at first?
(a) He wants Rye to know that Gig might be arrested again.
(b) He wants to tell Rye Gig has been released from prison.
(c) He wants to let Rye know Ursula is looking for him.
(d) He wants his $20 back.

8. What kind of land was Taft built on?
(a) French land.
(b) National Forest land.
(c) Spanish land.
(d) Indian burial ground.

9. How does Dalveaux die?
(a) By gunshot.
(b) Someone drowns him.
(c) By stabbing and having his throat slit.
(d) In a car accident.

10. Who shows up at Gurley's talk in Seattle?
(a) Lemuel Brand.
(b) Ursula.
(c) Gig.
(d) Early Reston.

11. What does Gurley buy Rye to celebrate his birthday?
(a) A new jacket.
(b) An ice cream soda.
(c) A new hat.
(d) A burger.

12. Where does Rye get a job in Chapter 27?
(a) A bakery.
(b) A machinist's shop.
(c) A lawyer's office.
(d) A saloon.

13. What newspaper does Olen tell Gurley he now edits in Chapter 16?
(a) The Spokane Herland.
(b) The Agitator.
(c) The Socialist.
(d) The Seattle Sun.

14. What does Rye buy with the$20 from Brand in Chapter 24?
(a) A new pair of shoes.
(b) Very expensive, fancy gloves.
(c) A new hat.
(d) A cashmere scarf.

15. What does Early Reston do when things start to go bad in Taft?
(a) He pulls a bomb from his coat.
(b) He helps Gurley and Rye escape in his car.
(c) He pulls a gun on the crowd.
(d) He goes after Al Bolin, who has fled into the woods.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Rye go with Gurley in the very beginning of Chapter 16?

2. What does Brand ask Rye to give to Reston in Chapter 24?

3. Where was Gurley's husband Jack Jones a union organizer?

4. What is bothering Gurley at the end of the section titled Gurley?

5. Who comes to collect Rye to take him to Brand's?

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