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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 political party does Mike's candidate represent?
(a) Independent.
(b) Democrat.
(c) Republican.
(d) Socialist.

2. What incident in Pittsburgh upsets Dobie?
(a) Striking lodges are expelled from the union.
(b) Members' names of striking lodges are blacklisted.
(c) Striking lodges are labeled as Socialistic.
(d) Members of a striking lodge are arrested for disturbing the peace.

3. What purchase puts Dobie and Julie back in debt?
(a) A sewing machine.
(b) A television.
(c) A washing machine.
(d) A refrigerator.

4. Who does management finally agree to meet with after the rank-and-file workers are ignored?
(a) Senate committees.
(b) Workers selected by management.
(c) Bargaining units.
(d) Wage and hour administrators.

5. Who is Tighe?
(a) A local politician.
(b) A mill worker.
(c) A union leader.
(d) A company man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position is Dobie elected to in the new union?

2. Who is Agnes?

3. Why is Agnes unsure of receiving her inheritance from Mary?

4. According to Dobie, which item needs to be purchased next?

5. Who is George buried next to?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the beginning of Part 4, Chapter 11, what is happening to unions in steel towns? What does this mean for union workers such as Dobie?

2. Explain why voting for the Socialist Party would be in line with Mike's concerns about the mill at this point.

3. What does Julie tell Dobie after the funeral? Why has their financial situation gotten even worse with George's death?

4. Who owns the hotel in East Pittsburgh where Dobie stays? Why is this a good thing for Dobie? How does Dobie make money with his electrical skills?

5. What happens with Dobie and Julie's financial situation as a result of no strike and an improving economy?

6. At the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 6, what are Mike and Mary doing to make extra money? Who is giving them pointers?

7. Why does George come to live with Mary? Is George's behavior towards Mary that of a loving father?

8. What happens after the rank -and-file delegates meet from different lodges? What does the union do to help the bargaining committees? Why is the unions' stance unfair?

9. What does the company warn workers about concerning union recognition? Is Dobie swayed by the warnings? Explain how his feelings towards the company's warnings mirror his father's voting practices earlier in the book.

10. At the end of Pat 2, Chapter 14, what happens after George goes out drinking the day before Anna's baby's christening?

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