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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ona suddenly suffer from?

2. Everything was used of the pig except the _________.

3. Where does the family of this novel originate from?

4. What does Jurgis understand for the first time as part of the union?

5. What does Jurgis do to the answer to #82?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why can't Jurgis' father find work?

2. Who does Marija fall in love with?

3. What does Ona suggest she do in order to marry Jurgis more quickly?

4. Why is Stanislovas afraid to go out into the snow?

5. Why are the sausages the family eats not helping their nutrition?

6. Why does Jurgis get his job back at Brown's?

7. Who is Jurgis overcome with worry over?

8. What begins to happen to Ona in this chapter?

9. What happened to those who had a sore on their hand and they then got pickling brine on it?

10. What happens at Marija's job at the beef trimming factory?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jurgis has a motto of "I will work harder." Does this attitude ever help Jurgis? Describe how. List at least two situations in which this positive attitude does not help Jurgis? Do you think this is a good motto to live by? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The prison that Jurgis winds up in seems to have better living conditions than his home. What do you think is Sinclair trying to say about society and its criminals? If someone were to wind up in prison during this time, what motivation would they have for ever leaving, given the conditions they live in? Why do you think Jurgis ends up in jail so often? Do you think he does it on purpose? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The depressing surroundings are horrendous to live in as the family begins to find work in Chicago. Describe this setting and why it's so deplorable. How does the house affect the family? What are some things that occur as a result of the living conditions? Should this house have been inhabited by people? Why or why not?

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