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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Mike after the election?
(a) He is beaten up by a co-worker.
(b) He is fired.
(c) His is scheduled full time at the mill.
(d) He receives his usual pay.

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

3. Why is Agnes unsure of receiving her inheritance from Mary?
(a) The money is in an irrevocable trust.
(b) Dobie is contesting Mary's will.
(c) The local bank is liquidating.
(d) New laws prevent the money from being disbursed.

4. What event is causing economic conditions to worsen in the factories and mills?
(a) The Spoils System.
(b) Prohibition.
(c) Fallout from World War I.
(d) The Great Depression.

5. Who does Dobie pick up at the train station for George's funeral?
(a) Anna.
(b) Mikie.
(c) Francka.
(d) Agnes.

6. Who takes family pictures before Mikie leaves to catch a train back to New York?
(a) Julie.
(b) Anna.
(c) Dobie.
(d) Mikie.

7. Why are some of the company's workers fired during the election year?
(a) The workers try to organize a union.
(b) The workers won't follow the company's voting directives.
(c) The workers vote to go non-union.
(d) The workers strike.

8. For what party does Mike vote in the election?
(a) Socialist.
(b) Independent.
(c) Democrat.
(d) Republican.

9. What political party does Mike's candidate represent?
(a) Independent.
(b) Republican.
(c) Socialist.
(d) Democrat.

10. Who gets a job selling papers two years after Mike's death?
(a) George.
(b) Mary.
(c) Kuska.
(d) Johnnie.

11. As Part 4, Chapter 1 begins, what character is now known as Dobie?
(a) Johnnie.
(b) Mikie.
(c) Joe.
(d) George.

12. How does Dobie learn that there will be no steel mill strike?
(a) By the newspaper.
(b) By a radio broadcast.
(c) By a call from Flack.
(d) From his neighbor.

13. In what state are Mike and Mary's finances at the end of Part 2, Chapter 10?
(a) They are able to buy stock.
(b) They are able to invest in other property.
(c) They are using their savings.
(d) They are able to save money every week.

14. Why are people standing around Dobie and Julie's house when they arrive home after shopping?
(a) George is drunk in the front yard.
(b) George has collapsed.
(c) A union sign is in the front yard.
(d) Graffiti has been written on their house.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who owns the hotel where Dobie lives?

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

3. What is Dobie discussing with a man named Stever from Uniontown?

4. Who suggests that Mary should take in boarders to earn money?

5. Which candidate is Mike's choice in the election?

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