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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. How much was it estimated that Rick Wagoner, CEO at GM, left his job with?
(a) Around $19 million in pension and benefits.
(b) $17 million in pension and benefits.
(c) $18 million in pension and benefits.
(d) Estimated $23 million in pension and benefits.

2. How old was Paul Ryan when he was first elected to Congress?
(a) 28.
(b) 26.
(c) 31.
(d) 34.

3. When was Lear Corp founded outside of Detroit?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1908.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1917.

4. When the Arrow Park factory of Parker Pen was opened in 1953, in how many nations was the company selling pens?
(a) 104.
(b) 73.
(c) 88.
(d) 96.

5. When did Linda Korban begin working for Parker Pen?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1966.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the entry-level pay an hour for correctional officers at the County Jail?

3. Part 3, Chapter 19, where did the Parker Pen company move?

4. How old was Kristi Beyer when she lost her job at Lear Corp?

5. What did Sherry Sheridan do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Part 2, Chapter 17, how did local banks and credit unions agree to work hard to support families?

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

4. How did GM come to Janesville?

5. What did Bob Borremans think might be something positive to come from the GM closure?

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

7. What were Matt Wopat's job problems and what solution did he find?

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

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

10. Who had first seen the need to diversify in Janesville?

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