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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What barrier does not stand in the way of Jurgis getting a job?
(a) His looks
(b) The language barrier
(c) The ethnic barrier
(d) His inexperience

2. Who is the leader of the band at the wedding reception?
(a) Tamoszius
(b) Eric
(c) Antanas
(d) Jurgis

3. Who ignores the carcasses that pass by unchecked on the conveyor belt?
(a) The women
(b) The government inspector
(c) Jurgis
(d) Ona

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

5. What freezes solid in the killing rooms because there is no heat in the slaughterhouse?
(a) Cattle
(b) Oil
(c) Blood
(d) Brine

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the wedding reception being held?

2. What makes the family realize they will need to make more money?

3. What is the other name for a wedding reception, and is traditional for the characters in this story?

4. What does Jurgis feel confident the family can buy now that people have found jobs?

5. What is Marija's job?

(see the answer key)

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