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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jurgis get a job?
(a) A bank
(b) A packing yard
(c) A mine
(d) A hotel

2. Who is speaking at the nearby political meeting?
(a) A senator
(b) A boss
(c) A fellow worker
(d) A comrade

3. Who does Jurgis decide he must live for?
(a) Himself
(b) Marija
(c) His son Antanas
(d) Elzbieta

4. What does the barkeep insist Jurgis gave him?
(a) A fake bill
(b) A five dollar bill
(c) A ten dollar bill
(d) A dollar

5. What is Jurgis now that he is out of jail again?
(a) A deranged man
(b) A mine worker
(c) A prominent boss
(d) A hobo

6. Where are the children coming home from?
(a) The slaughterhouse
(b) School
(c) The dump
(d) Selling papers

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

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

9. Who does Jurgis meet that floods him with memories?
(a) A couple's young son
(b) A corrupt boss
(c) A beautiful woman
(d) An older man

10. What does Jurgis do once he is far away from the city?
(a) Kills himself
(b) Becomes a hobo
(c) Finds a new wife
(d) Screams

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

12. Where does Jurgis go after being in the country?
(a) Wisconsin
(b) Joliet
(c) Indiana
(d) Chicago

13. What does Jurgis try to convert the family to?
(a) Republican thinking
(b) Democratic thinking
(c) Socialism
(d) Capitalism

14. Why is Ona's pregnancy in trouble?
(a) The baby is breech
(b) The baby is early
(c) The baby is not breathing
(d) Ona is unconscious

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helps Jurgis find a job?

2. What is the name of the boarding house where the family first stayed and returns to?

3. What is the speaker talking about?

4. How much does Jurgis give Stanislovas to help the family?

5. Where does Jurgis try to get a job?

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