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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the man who was in Jurgis' job before?
(a) He disappeared
(b) He threatened the boss
(c) He was fired
(d) He was smashed

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

3. What does Jurgis do to the answer to #82?
(a) He talks with him
(b) He ignores him
(c) He beats him up
(d) He kills him

4. Who finds Jurgis his first job?
(a) Antanas
(b) Conner
(c) The delicatessen owner
(d) Jack

5. Who is the violin player?
(a) Tamoszius
(b) Conner
(c) Jurgis
(d) Jack

6. Who tries to convince Jurgis Ona is fine?
(a) Stanislovas
(b) Elzbieta
(c) Marija
(d) Ona

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

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

9. What is doctored with Borax to give it a certain flavor?
(a) Porkchops
(b) Hamburgers
(c) Holiday hams
(d) 'Smoked' Sausages

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

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

12. What holiday does Jurgis call 'their' holiday?
(a) Assumption
(b) Pentecost
(c) Easter
(d) Christmas

13. What is another word for 'consumption'?
(a) Influenza
(b) Alcoholism
(c) Tuberculosis
(d) Beverages

14. What is another name for Chicago?
(a) Dirty Town
(b) Packingtown
(c) Slaughter City
(d) Depression Central

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Ona and Jurgis to be upset after the wedding?

2. How old is Ona at her wedding?

3. Who has been pressured into prostituting herself?

4. What is another fee the family learns they need to pay on their home?

5. Who wanted the wedding to be lavish?

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