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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jurgis go to look for work?
(a) The stockyards
(b) The train station
(c) The factories
(d) The farms

2. How old is Ona at her wedding?
(a) 25
(b) 16
(c) 30
(d) 21

3. What does Jurgis hope for Stanislovas to do?
(a) Help more around the house
(b) Find a girl
(c) Get a job
(d) Go to school

4. What does the family find out about their home?
(a) It's going to be demolished
(b) It's not new
(c) It's not insulated
(d) It's been sold to someone else too

5. What does Jurgis feel confident the family can buy now that people have found jobs?
(a) A new couch
(b) A chair
(c) A house
(d) A car

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the family of this novel originate from?

2. Who finds Jurgis his first job?

3. Who is the narrator of this novel?

4. Where does Jurgis wait instead of going in to meet his boss?

5. What happens to the unborn calves of the slaughtered cows?

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