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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Mary baking a birthday cake for in Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) Mike.
(b) George.
(c) Johnnie.
(d) Anna.

2. When George comes to live with Mary in Munhall Hollow, how much rent does he pay?
(a) Twenty dollars.
(b) Ten dollars.
(c) Fifty dollars.
(d) Thirty dollars.

3. How does Dobie support himself during the layoffs?
(a) He joins the Mafia.
(b) He does illegal utility hook-ups.
(c) He gambles at the local speakeasy.
(d) He sells newspapers.

4. Who watches Mary's children when Mary goes out to work?
(a) George.
(b) Anna.
(c) Kuska.
(d) Francka.

5. According to Dobie, which item needs to be purchased next?
(a) A stove.
(b) A washing machine.
(c) A refrigerator.
(d) A television.

6. Who breaks the news to Mary about Mike's death?
(a) Francka.
(b) Johnnie.
(c) George.
(d) Andrej.

7. What is the steel mill indicating to workers during mid-term elections?
(a) Workers should vote union.
(b) Workers should not vote.
(c) That unions won't be tolerated.
(d) How workers should vote.

8. How much money does Mary receive from the accident compensation plan?
(a) One thousand dollars.
(b) Thirteen hundred dollars.
(c) Three hundred dollars.
(d) Five hundred dollars.

9. At the beginning of Part 4, Chapter 11, what is happening to union membership?
(a) Union membership is abolished.
(b) Union membership is decreasing.
(c) Union membership is neither increasing or decreasing.
(d) Union membership is increasing.

10. What does Mary do within one month of Mike's death?
(a) She takes in a boarder.
(b) She moves to two rooms.
(c) She moves in with her father.
(d) She finds a job.

11. At the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 6, who gives Mary lessons about running a boarding house?
(a) Dorta.
(b) Mike.
(c) Pauline.
(d) Francka.

12. What position is Dobie elected to in the new union?
(a) Committee member.
(b) Treasurer.
(c) President.
(d) Secretary.

13. Which candidate is Mike's choice in the election?
(a) Eugene Debs.
(b) Harvey Drummond.
(c) Andrew Carnegie.
(d) Harry Bodnar.

14. What household item would Julie like to purchase next?
(a) A stove.
(b) A sewing machine.
(c) A washing machine.
(d) A refrigerator.

15. What is the purpose of the C.I.O.?
(a) Organizes strikes for workers.
(b) Finances union activities.
(c) Mediates with company executives.
(d) Organized industrial unions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Mike and Mary missing at the end of Part 2, Chapter 10?

2. In Part 4, Chapter 7, what do mill workers want in regards to their union?

3. Who does Dobie pick up at the train station for George's funeral?

4. What is provided to the workers by the steel mill on election day?

5. Why is Agnes unsure of receiving her inheritance from Mary?

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