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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 does Rye find out about Gig in the paper in Chapter 24?
(a) That Gig tried to get out of prison by breaking out.
(b) That Gig has died in prison.
(c) That Gig has decided to turn state's evidence on the other people in the IWW.
(d) That Gig is still facing a six month jail sentence.

2. What do the men in Taft do after Gurley's speech?
(a) Steal money from her.
(b) Make her cook for them.
(c) Put her on the train safely.
(d) Tell her they have called her husband to come collect her.

3. How does Gurley elude the murderous men in Taft?
(a) She pulls a knife on them.
(b) She pulls a gun on them.
(c) She gives a rousing speech and walks out.
(d) She pretends to faint dead away.

4. What does Pugh call Gurley?
(a) Ms. Flynn.
(b) Ms. Loudmouth.
(c) Mrs. Jones.
(d) Ms. Irish Agitator.

5. Where was Gurley's husband Jack Jones a union organizer?
(a) On the Mesabi Range.
(b) On the Northeast Corridor.
(c) On the Brighton Mines.
(d) On the Farmington Farm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gurley say is the only thing she needs after being released from jail?

2. How much money does Bolin want to keep from the failed job for Dalveaux?

3. What does Gurley bring Rye back from the dining car in Chapter 16?

4. Which lawyer does Gurley say she is trying to get to defend the IWW protestors in Spokane?

5. Where does the shopkeeper in Chapter 24 tell Rye he can buy a similar item that is cheaper than the one he buys at the fancy shop?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rye learn about Gig from the newspaper in Spokane early in Part IV?

2. What does Gurley do for Rye on his birthday?

3. How does Rye feel about traveling with Elizabeth Gurley Flynn in Part III?

4. Who does Rye see again in Seattle after Gurley's speech there to rally people to the labor movement's cause, and what does this person tell Rye?

5. What does Al Bolin end up doing to Gurley and Rye?

6. Who helps Rye get a job at the machinist's shop, and how does Rye feel about the job?

7. Why is Rye worried about Gig after Gig gets out of prison?

8. What does Ursula do for Gig in Part IV that surprises and delights Gig?

9. Who does Gurley give money to on a whim in Seattle, and why does she do this?

10. Why is Rye not at the union hall when it is raided and Charlie and Gurley are arrested in Part IV?

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