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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jurgis do with the money the children bring home?
(a) Tells them to save it
(b) Buys whiskey
(c) Buys a prostitute
(d) Gambles

2. What does Jurgis do when there is a strike at his yard?
(a) He still goes to work
(b) He marches
(c) He organizes the protest
(d) He loses his job

3. How much does Jurgis give Stanislovas to help the family?
(a) A quarter
(b) 10 cents
(c) A dollar
(d) A nickel

4. What does Jurgis eventually do that helps him earn good money?
(a) Begs
(b) Starts a union of his own
(c) Cons other men
(d) Helps with the harvest

5. Jurgis believes the world is no place for a _______ to grow up in.
(a) Business
(b) Child
(c) Hope
(d) Person

6. Where does Jurgis decide to begin volunteering?
(a) A Democratic building
(b) The health inspection department
(c) A Republican committe
(d) A boarding house

7. How far away is Jurgis' new job?
(a) 3 hours
(b) A half an hour
(c) 1 hour
(d) 2 hours

8. What is socialism described as in this chapter?
(a) A fit for anyone
(b) Evil
(c) Common sense
(d) The only way

9. Why does the stranger want Jurgis to listen to the political meeting?
(a) He thinks it's rude if Jurgis sleeps
(b) He says Jurgis might learn something
(c) The stranger is related to the speaker
(d) He will get food in return

10. How much money does Jurgis have in the bank at this time?
(a) $200
(b) $5
(c) $300
(d) $100

11. What is the family focused on in their life right now?
(a) Fame
(b) Money
(c) Base survival
(d) A new political party

12. Who has gone downtown with the rest of Jurgis' family?
(a) Marija
(b) Elzbieta
(c) Conner
(d) Jack

13. Who helps Jurgis find a job?
(a) Elzbieta
(b) Conner
(c) Marija
(d) Stanislovas

14. What are men all over joining in order to change their lives?
(a) The unions
(b) The gentlemen's clubs
(c) The Republican party
(d) The socialist party

15. What does Jurgis decide to do with his newfound wealth?
(a) Give it away to a beggar
(b) Give it to Marija
(c) Gamble
(d) Break it into smaller bills

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jurgis buy with his newfound wealth?

2. Besides his son, what does Jurgis enjoy in his life now?

3. Where does the person in #164 take Jurgis?

4. What does Jurgis do as Ona is dying?

5. Why is Jurgis turned down for the job in #111?

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