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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Jurgis released late from prison?
(a) He got into trouble
(b) He had to work off court costs
(c) His sentence was extended because of new evidence
(d) It was a holiday

2. What happens to the unborn calves of the slaughtered cows?
(a) They are sold
(b) They are killed too
(c) They are raised into adulthood
(d) They are taken away

3. What does Ona suddenly suffer from?
(a) Panic attacks
(b) Paralysis
(c) Night terrors
(d) Blindness

4. What does Jurgis think works against the American ideal of individuality?
(a) Stockyards
(b) Bosses
(c) Assembly line work
(d) Unions

5. What does the person in #83 threaten to do if the character does not agree to prostitute herself?
(a) Murder her
(b) Blacklist her
(c) Tell her husband
(d) Fire the entire family

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jurgis hear screaming when he reaches the boarding house?

2. What does Jurgis become a part of in response to the action in #40?

3. Who tries to convince Jurgis Ona is fine?

4. Whose factory is suddenly shut down, leaving this character without work?

5. The bosses at the slaughterhouses cheat the men by ________ their hours of work.

(see the answer key)

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