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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 makes Mike and Mary happy about their boarding business decision?
(a) They are happy to be alone.
(b) Mary does not have to do all the work.
(c) They are making more money.
(d) They have to deal with only four boarders.

2. Who is in the meeting with management for Dobie's mill?
(a) Paul.
(b) George.
(c) Carnegie.
(d) Dobie.

3. In Part 4, Chapter 7, what do mill workers want in regards to their union?
(a) Higher pay.
(b) Shorter work hours.
(c) Lower fees.
(d) Union recognition.

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

5. Who dies at the end of Part 3, Chapter 6?
(a) Pauline.
(b) George.
(c) Mary.
(d) Johnnie.

Short Answer Questions

1. When George comes to live with Mary in Munhall Hollow, how much rent does he pay?

2. According to Mikie, what could threaten Dobie's job?

3. As Part 4, Chapter 1 begins, what character is now known as Dobie?

4. What is provided to the workers by the steel mill on election day?

5. Why are people standing around Dobie and Julie's house when they arrive home after shopping?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Dobie's private life change during the Depression? What happens in his work life?

3. What directives does the company give the mill workers on how to vote? Does Mike follow the directives?

4. What happens to George at the end of Part 4, Chapter 10? Explain how this event's aftermath is so typical of George's behavior throughout the book.

5. What suggestions do Joe and Dorta have for Mary to take care of her children? Is Dorta's suggestion based on logic or emotion?

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. 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?

8. What brings about labor problems at the mill? What does Johnny do as a result of the unrest?

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

10. At the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 11, what ongoing crisis is taking place in Mike and Mary's household? What do Mike and Mary not agree on as a resolution to their problem?

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