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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. Which police officer in Spokane is known for his brutality?
(a) Pavaldi.
(b) Hedglin.
(c) Reynolds.
(d) Clegg.

2. Who is giving Gurley a particularly hard time about her work when Rye first meets her?
(a) Mr. Moore.
(b) Mr. McLaggan.
(c) Mr. Cawley.
(d) Mr. Filigno.

3. Why do the police release Jules to the custody of Gemma in Part II?
(a) The judge lets him go.
(b) He is near death.
(c) He has made bail.
(d) Lemuel Brand secures his release.

4. What surprises many of the men around Gurley about her current condition in Part II?
(a) She is suffering from tuberculosis.
(b) She has lost a lot of weight and she looks skeletal.
(c) She is suffering from polio.
(d) She is pregnant.

5. What languages did Jules speak in his youth but lose some of later on?
(a) Italian and Spanish.
(b) Salish and Sahaptin.
(c) French and German.
(d) Russian and English.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Gurley in Part II when Rye meets her?

2. What is the name of the club Ursula performs at that Brand owns?

3. What do the men in the labor demonstration do in succession?

4. How much time does Fred Moore say the authorities are seeking to charge Gig with serving for his supposed crimes in Part II?

5. What is one word Fred Moore uses to describe Gurley to Rye?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 13, what does Rye say that elicits Fred Moore's sympathy at Mrs. Ricci's house?

2. Why did Rye come West looking for Gig?

3. What does Jules's mother tell him might get him killed one day?

4. Who does Ursula take Rye to see, and why does she do this?

5. Where does the IWW's nickname come from?

6. Why do the police let Jules out of jail and where does he go?

7. Who does Rye ask Fred Moore, his lawyer, to find after Rye gets out of jail, and what has happened to Gig?

8. Why are Gig and Rye sleeping in a ballfield in Chapter 1?

9. How does Rye eventually get out of jail earlier than expected?

10. What is the true nature of Gemma's relationship with Jules, and why has she hidden this?

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