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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. In Part 2, Chapter 11, what was Rock County's unemployment rate?

2. When was Janesville founded?

3. How much did Michigan offer in comparison to what Wisconsin offered GM for the small car plant?

4. How much was it estimated that Rick Wagoner, CEO at GM, left his job with?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did GM come to Janesville?

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

4. Who is Diane Hendricks?

5. What was Marv Wopat's career like at GM?

6. What was Mike Vaughn's last day at Lear Corp. like?

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

8. How did Janesville celebrate Labor Day?

9. How did Kristi Beyer spend her time in Part 2, Chapter 16?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why were Janesville and Beloit rivals? How did they start working together? Why was it important for them to cooperate?

Essay Topic 2

The Wopats and the Whiteakers make sacrifices after the plant closed. What sacrifices did the families make? Why did they choose to make those sacrifices?

Essay Topic 3

Mike Vaughn was a third-generation member of a union. Why were unions important in Mike’s family? What benefits had his family enjoyed because of the union? Why did Mike struggle to leave the union and join management?

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