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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What 'helps' Ona and Jurgis furnish their home?
(a) The mortgage company
(b) Advertisements
(c) Interior designers
(d) The welfare department

3. Who is in jail at the start of this chapter?
(a) Jurgis
(b) Elzbieta
(c) Marija
(d) Ona

4. What does Jurgis understand for the first time as part of the union?
(a) Group dynamics
(b) English
(c) Democracy
(d) Socialism

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the collective group of businesses in Chicago?

2. What barrier does not stand in the way of Jurgis getting a job?

3. Why does Jurgis think the system of meatpacking is so efficient?

4. Who ignores the carcasses that pass by unchecked on the conveyor belt?

5. What is/are the name(s) of Ona's child(ren)?

(see the answer key)

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