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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jurgis wait instead of going in to meet his boss?
(a) Outside with the unemployed workers
(b) At home
(c) At the main office
(d) At the bus stop

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

3. Where is the most diseased meat sent?
(a) To the sausage factory
(b) To the pickle rooms
(c) To the dump
(d) To the workers

4. What is the name of the collective group of businesses in Chicago?
(a) The Beef Headquarters
(b) The Beef Trust
(c) Packing Central
(d) Cow Palace

5. Where is the wedding reception being held?
(a) Lithuania
(b) Russia dining hall
(c) Chicago stockyards
(d) At the church

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Ona at her wedding?

2. What kinds of cows are killed, which upsets Jurgis as he works?

3. How long is their house to be rented for?

4. What happens to Marija's wages?

5. What is Marija's job?

(see the answer key)

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