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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. Where is Bob Borremans when he learns the news about the GM plant?
(a) Ackerman Lake.
(b) Dahl Lake.
(c) Lake Camelot.
(d) Sackereson Lake.

2. How many members of Linda Korban's high school graduate class were hired by Parker Pen?
(a) Around 18.
(b) About 20.
(c) 15.
(d) 25.

3. Part 3, Chapter 19, where did the Parker Pen company move?
(a) Puerto Rico.
(b) Mexico.
(c) China.
(d) Philippines.

4. How much of a grace period did local banks try to give people who were struggling to pay their mortgages in Part 2, Chapter 17?
(a) 8 months.
(b) As much as a year.
(c) About 10 months.
(d) 6 months.

5. How many jobs were lost in the United States during the Great Recession?
(a) 6.4 million.
(b) 8.8 million.
(c) 11 million.
(d) 10.7 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did George S. Parker II, sell Parker Pen to British investors?

2. How old was Linda Korban when she left Arrow Park?

3. In the summer of 2008, by what percent did GM sales plunge?

4. What did a freshman named Trent tell Deri Wahlert he wanted for Christmas in 2008?

5. How many workers worked at the plant that went into bankruptcy and closed in Beloit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What news did Paul Ryan learn in Chapter 1, and what precipitated the news?

2. What jobs did Kristi Beyer and Barb Vaughn get after graduation?

3. What does John Beckord ask Mary Willmer to do in Part 2, Chapter 10?

4. How much money did Marv Wopat persuade the Rock County supervisors to offer GM and why?

5. Who was Edward B. Montgomery, and why did he not bring help to Janesville?

6. What did Wisconsin and Michigan offer GM in an economic incentive package to land the new small car assembly plant?

7. What was Mary Willmer's life like growing up?

8. What is the last vehicle to come off the Janesville GM assembly line?

9. What could Linda Korban have done to stay longer at her job?

10. What changes did Sharon Kennedy make to Blackhawk to deal with all the new students?

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