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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. How much money does Jurgis have in the bank at this time?

2. What is the term socialists use for each other?

3. Who does Jurgis meet that floods him with memories?

4. What does Jurgis tell the person in #175 they can now do?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is the visitor Jurgis gets in jail?

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

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

5. Where does the drunk young man take Jurgis?

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

7. What caused little Antanas' death?

8. How is the midwife described to the reader?

9. How far away is Jurgis' new job?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The food that is available to the workers is not only bad, but also filled with ingredients that could harm them. Why do you think the meat packers don't care if their foods hurt their workers? Doesn't this seem to be working against them? Why does this lack of high quality food seem to continue on for so long? Why do you think the inspectors don't care?

Essay Topic 2

Jurgis has a lot to deal with as he moves through this novel--more than most of us will ever see in our lifetime. What are some ways the Jurgis copes? How do his coping methods change during the novel? Do you agree with the way he tried to cope or not? What else could he have done to make the most of his troubles?

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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