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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 votes for the first time in Part 2, Chapter 5?
(a) Francka.
(b) Mike.
(c) Mary.
(d) Dorta.

2. Where does Dobrejcak work?
(a) The butcher shop.
(b) The bank.
(c) The mercantile.
(d) The mill.

3. On what day of the week does the United States declare war against Spain?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Saturday.

4. How many shifts are there for workers at the steel mills?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

5. Who confronts George about Zuska?
(a) Francka.
(b) Dorta.
(c) Borka.
(d) Elena.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens at the steel mill that worries George?

2. Who from George's past enters his shop one day?

3. According to Zuska's sister, who will Zuska probably marry?

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

5. What does Andrej place in his foreman's pocket at the saloon?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does George visit immediately after receiving his first paycheck? What transpires at the meeting?

3. 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.

4. What business is George considering buying? What are his plans for the shop? Is his business plan logical? What could be a possible obstacle to George being successful?

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. Who does George meet while boarding the ship to America? Explain the irony between George's meeting and the warning that Andrej gives him about immigrants being robbed once they arrive in America.

7. What major corporation is formed when Carnegie sells his steel plants to J.P. Morgan? Is this corporation "union friendly"?

8. Why does Dorta rent a house the very next day after the conversation with George, Andrej, and her husband? What does this say about Dorta's business skills?

9. 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?

10. 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?

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