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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. As soon as George receives his first pay, what does he do?
(a) He quits his job.
(b) He visits Dobrejcaik.
(c) He visits Dubik.
(d) He gets drunk.

2. What happens to Joe after he is taken to Pittsburgh?
(a) He is beaten up by thugs.
(b) He dies.
(c) He is murdered.
(d) He is accused of a crime.

3. Who is Djuro?
(a) George's brother-in-law.
(b) George's boss.
(c) George's friend.
(d) George's firstborn son.

4. Who takes over Elena's household duties?
(a) Borka.
(b) George.
(c) Francka.
(d) Mary.

5. On what day does Zuska get married?
(a) Monday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Saturday.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who closes the steel mill?

2. Where does Dobrejcak work?

3. Who is on the ship that George boards in Bremen?

4. Who does Francka make a comment about after the funeral?

5. Who votes for the first time in Part 2, Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does George explain having no money on his arrival to his sister Francka and her husband?

2. 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?

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

4. At the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 1, who is introduced as the main character of the section? Describe this character.

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 happens with Zuska and a boarder that might give George a reason to think that he stands a chance at a relationship with her? How does George approach Zuska about the situation, and what is the outcome between them? What are possible reasons for George having second thoughts?

7. 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?

8. 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.

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 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?

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