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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. What produces pollution in Homestead?
(a) The railroad.
(b) Cars.
(c) A stagnant river.
(d) The steel mills.

2. What does George use all of his money for in this section?
(a) Elena's funeral.
(b) The butcher shop.
(c) Zuska's rent.
(d) Elena's medical bills.

3. Why does George need to call a priest?
(a) George wants to confess his infidelity.
(b) Elena needs to talk to the priest about her marriage.
(c) Elena is dying.
(d) George need information about a church member.

4. How many days does it take George to reach America?
(a) Ten.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Twenty-one.

5. What effect is Zuska having on George after she reappears?
(a) He considers an extra-marital affair.
(b) He begins to have financial problems.
(c) He becomes rude to customers.
(d) He begins to drink heavily.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who applies for citizenship as soon as he becomes of age?

2. How much money does the bank need for the principal on George's mortgage?

3. According to the author, what is the birthright of a Slovak peasant?

4. How many shifts are there for workers at the steel mills?

5. How long has Dobrejcak been in America?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

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

4. 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?

5. Explain how George's relationship with Zuska affect his business with his customers. Give another reason, aside from his customers, that George's business is probably affected by his relationship.

6. 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.

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

8. What does George wish for after Elena's death, and whom does he consult about the situation with his feelings? What is George's half-hearted gesture at being penitent?

9. What does Dubik's death cause George to consider doing about work? What does Dorta tell him about Joe's thoughts on working in the mills? What is a possible explanation for George listening intently to Dorta?

10. What two important events happen during November, 1903 to Mike? Why is he becoming increasingly frustrated during the winter of 1903?

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