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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 is talking with George in Dorta's kitchen about leaving the steel mills?
(a) Mike.
(b) Victor.
(c) Joe.
(d) Andrej.
2. Who is in control of the steel mills immediately following the arrival of a General with troops?
(a) Carnegie.
(b) Pinkerton guards.
(c) Frick.
(d) The union men.
3. Who does George talk to about his financial situation?
(a) Borka.
(b) Dorta.
(c) Zuska.
(d) A banker.
4. Who is Mike's younger brother?
(a) Joe.
(b) Paul.
(c) Victor.
(d) John.
5. According to Part 1, Chapter 1, what usually happens to immigrants when they arrive in America?
(a) They are met with suspicion.
(b) They are robbed, beaten, and killed.
(c) They are ridiculed.
(d) They are welcomed.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many shifts are there for workers at the steel mills?
2. As soon as George receives his first pay, what does he do?
3. Who is Frick's partner and the owner of the steel mill?
4. What effect is Zuska having on George after she reappears?
5. How many children does Zuska have?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where is Andrej now working since moving to Homestead? What happens when George, Andrej, and Andrej's foreman meet to talk about a job for George?
2. What major corporation is formed when Carnegie sells his steel plants to J.P. Morgan? Is this corporation "union friendly"?
3. 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?
4. 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?
5. After reaching New York, how does George manage to travel to Pennsylvania without any money?
6. In Part 1, Chapter 16, it is noted that George "has always been technically faithful to Elena." Explain.
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. Describe the mill event that claims Joe Dubik's life. Was it an accident or the result of incompetence? Explain.
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. At the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 1, who is introduced as the main character of the section? Describe this character.
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