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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. Who from George's past enters his shop one day?
(a) Borka.
(b) Mike.
(c) Joe.
(d) Zuska.

2. What does Andrej place in his foreman's pocket at the saloon?
(a) Five dollars.
(b) Twenty dollars.
(c) Three dollars.
(d) One dollar.

3. Who applies for citizenship as soon as he becomes of age?
(a) George.
(b) Andrej.
(c) Mike.
(d) Victor.

4. Who does Mike Dobrejcak marry?
(a) Dorta.
(b) Borka.
(c) Mary.
(d) Francka.

5. What job does George's brother-in-law have in America?
(a) On a railroad section gang.
(b) On a pipeline.
(c) In a clothing factory.
(d) In a tire factory.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Dobrejcak been in America?

2. Who meets George and Elena at the train in Homestead?

3. At first, how many rooms do George and Elena rent?

4. Who receives an apology from Elena?

5. In what year does George Kracha come to America?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the mill event that claims Joe Dubik's life. Was it an accident or the result of incompetence? Explain.

2. What is George Kracha hoping to leave behind when he leaves Hungary for America in 1881?

3. Where does George go to get a mill job after leaving Braddock? As he goes back to work in a mill, a job that he has always disliked, what takes George a long time to get over?

4. What reason does George give Zuska for why he walked from New York to Pennsylvania after he arrived in America? Give two possible reasons for his dishonesty.

5. What happens in Homestead when it is time for the union's contract negotiations to begin at the steel mill? What happens two days before the end of the current contract at the mill?

6. What does George know about the plight of some immigrants when they arrive in America? Who is already in America to help George avoid similar problems?

7. At the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 6, why does Francka meet George and Elena at the train station in Homestead? Where does she take George and Elena? What reason does George's sister Francka give for needing only one room in Homestead?

8. Who confronts George in front of Elena about his relationship with Zuska? How does Elena react? How does George react? How does he "escape" reality?

9. At first, how successful is George in the butcher shop? What positive changes in George and Elena's lifestyle have come about as a result of his business?

10. What is so special about the Dexter's home where Mary Kracha works? How does the Dexter's house come up in a conversation between Mike and Mary? Ultimately, what happens to Mike and Mary's relationship?

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