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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jurgis think the system of meatpacking is so efficient?
(a) Because it is so fast
(b) Because of the workers
(c) Because of the machines
(d) Because it uses every part of the pig

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

3. What kinds of cows are killed, which upsets Jurgis as he works?
(a) Defective cows
(b) Pregnant cows
(c) Sleeping cows
(d) Still alive cows

4. What is the name of the place where the pigs are killed?
(a) The killing room
(b) The killing floor
(c) The pickling room
(d) The assembly line

5. What is Marija's job?
(a) Killing pigs
(b) Making sausages
(c) Sewing clothes
(d) Painting cans

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happened to the man who was in Jurgis' job before?

3. What freezes solid in the killing rooms because there is no heat in the slaughterhouse?

4. Why does Ona want to get a job?

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

(see the answer key)

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