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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ona do before she dies?
(a) Tells Jurgis she loves him
(b) Confesses an affair
(c) Screams about the injustice of it all
(d) Opens her eyes and looks at Jurgis

2. What is the name of the boarding house where the family first stayed and returns to?
(a) Francine's
(b) Scully's
(c) Adel's
(d) Aniele's

3. What does the new friend do for Jurgis?
(a) Nothing
(b) Invites him to dinner
(c) Helps him find a job
(d) Gives him a coat

4. Why is Jurgis in prison?
(a) For making too much noise
(b) For eating up a man
(c) For being in a whorehouse
(d) For stealing

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

6. Someone whispers to Jurgis as he falls asleep during another political meeting. What word does the stranger whisper?
(a) American
(b) Friend
(c) Comrade
(d) Hobo

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

8. What is Jurgis filled with once he is done drinking?
(a) Worry
(b) Pride
(c) Guilt
(d) A sense of obligation

9. What does Marija give as the reason to not leave her job?
(a) She's good at what she does
(b) She has debts to pay off
(c) She likes what she does
(d) It's all she knows

10. Who does Jurgis find to help with Ona's pregnancy?
(a) A doctor
(b) A midwife
(c) A woman with many children
(d) No one

11. Why is Jurgis turned down for the job in #111?
(a) He's been blacklisted
(b) He is a convict
(c) He has no experience
(d) He is too old

12. Who throws Jurgis out of the home?
(a) The friend
(b) A police officer
(c) The owner
(d) The butler

13. What do Jack and Jurgis do together once they're out of jail?
(a) Head out of town
(b) Rob a man in an alley
(c) Join the democratic party
(d) Get a place together

14. What does Jurgis do after the speech?
(a) Beats up the man next to him
(b) Tries to find a job
(c) Walks up to the speaker
(d) Leaves

15. How much further does Jurgis have to walk to get to the boarding house?
(a) 5 miles
(b) 1 mile
(c) 10 miles
(d) 2 miles

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jurgis do to sleep in a warm place?

2. Where does Jurgis get a job?

3. Where does Jurgis decide to begin volunteering?

4. Where does Jurgis try to get a job?

5. Who owns the business for which Jurgis now works?

(see the answer keys)

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