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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job does Jurgis find with the help of friend he made in the union?
(a) Salesman
(b) Boss
(c) Train conductor
(d) Harvest works

2. What happens to cause Jurgis to lose his job?
(a) He gets in a fight
(b) He is found to be blacklisted
(c) He gets injured
(d) He isn't good enough at his job

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

4. Who has complete faith in socialism at the end of the novel?
(a) Marija
(b) Conner
(c) Elzbieta
(d) Jurgis

5. When Jurgis is at his court date, who does not come to see him?
(a) Ona
(b) Elzbieta
(c) One of his children
(d) Stanislovas

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jurgis hear screaming when he reaches the boarding house?

2. Where does Jurgis eventually get a job, only to lose it once he finds out who Jurgis is?

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

4. Who is speaking at the nearby political meeting?

5. What is Jurgis now that he is out of jail again?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is Jurgis successful in getting the rest of the family converted to socialism?

2. What is the senator talking about as Jurgis overhears a political meeting?

3. What caused little Antanas' death?

4. What happens to Jurgis' $100?

5. Overcome with grief after Ona's death, what does Jurgis do to soothe his sorrows?

6. Who is the visitor Jurgis gets in jail?

7. What does Jurgis learn about his family when he asks around?

8. What is the impassioned speech actually talking about in this chapter?

9. What does Jurgis learn about Marija's whereabouts?

10. After the speech is over, what does Jurgis do?

(see the answer keys)

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