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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who suggests that Mary should take in boarders to earn money?
(a) Dorta.
(b) Joe.
(c) George.
(d) Anna.

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

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

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

5. Who is Tighe?
(a) A local politician.
(b) A company man.
(c) A mill worker.
(d) A union leader.

6. What incident in Pittsburgh upsets Dobie?
(a) Striking lodges are labeled as Socialistic.
(b) Members' names of striking lodges are blacklisted.
(c) Striking lodges are expelled from the union.
(d) Members of a striking lodge are arrested for disturbing the peace.

7. Who is George buried next to?
(a) Mary.
(b) Elena.
(c) Pauline.
(d) Kuska.

8. How does George's death affect Dobie and Julie's financial situation?
(a) It won't be affected.
(b) They will inherit George's real estate.
(c) They will miss his pension.
(d) They can save more money.

9. Who owns the hotel where Dobie lives?
(a) Anna and her husband.
(b) Francka and Joseph.
(c) George.
(d) Joe Petrovsky.

10. At the end of Part 2, Chapter 10, where are Mike and Mary living?
(a) In Washington.
(b) In White Haven.
(c) In Braddock.
(d) In New York.

11. What is provided to the workers by the steel mill on election day?
(a) Free lunches.
(b) Campaign handouts.
(c) Sample ballots.
(d) Time off to vote.

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

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

14. 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.

15. Who dies at the end of Part 3, Chapter 6?
(a) Johnnie.
(b) George.
(c) Pauline.
(d) Mary.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dobie learn that there will be no steel mill strike?

2. What do some of the men do when they lose their jobs?

3. What do Mike and Mary decide about their boarding business?

4. What happens to George that awakens Dobie and Julie in the middle of the night?

5. Who watches Mary's children when Mary goes out to work?

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