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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 happens to cause Jurgis to lose his job?

2. What does Jurgis do to sleep in a warm place?

3. What job does Jurgis get when he goes to the place in #127?

4. What do Jack and Jurgis do together once they're out of jail?

5. Where does the person in #164 take Jurgis?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who is the visitor Jurgis gets in jail?

6. How is the midwife described to the reader?

7. What does Jurgis have complete faith in by the end of the story?

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

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

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

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

In the end, Jurgis is left with no one. What does this say about the American dream? What do you think will happen to Jurgis next? Do you think his future will be a happy one? Why or why not? Do you think the ending is a happy one? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The women in "The Jungle" seem to be relegated to natural female roles, like mothering and holding simple jobs. What do you think this says about Sinclar's views of women? Does he believe all women are weak? Why or why not? What does Sinclair seem to say about Marija when she ends up being addicted to morphine and working as a prostitute?

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