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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 has happened to Ona's baby?
(a) It is deformed
(b) It will need surgery
(c) It died
(d) It is perfectly healthy

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

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

4. Who is Jack Duane?
(a) A beggar
(b) A police officer
(c) A white collar criminal
(d) A boss in Chicago

5. What does Jurgis do in response to Antanas' death?
(a) Walks to the country
(b) Buries him
(c) Beats up the boarding house owner
(d) Calls the doctor

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jurgis also become?

2. Who does this person think Packingtown should be in the hands of?

3. What is the man at the political meeting speaking of?

4. What is socialism described as in this chapter?

5. What does Jurgis find out when he walks home from prison?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Jurgis goes back to the fertilizer mill?

2. What does Jurgis decide to do when he can not find any work?

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

4. After the family is evicted, where do they go to live?

5. Where does Jurgis next get a job at, that turns out to be a good position?

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

7. What does Jurgis do as soon as he gets his new job?

8. When Jurgis goes back to Chicago for the summer, where does he find employment?

9. Why doesn't Ona come to the courtroom during Jurgis' sentencing?

10. Where does Jurgis finally find the job that makes him happy, though he does not hold onto it for long?

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