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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jurgis go to look for work?
(a) The farms
(b) The factories
(c) The stockyards
(d) The train station

2. How long is their house to be rented for?
(a) 9 years
(b) 6 years
(c) 3 years
(d) 15 years

3. What barrier does not stand in the way of Jurgis getting a job?
(a) His inexperience
(b) His looks
(c) The ethnic barrier
(d) The language barrier

4. Who is the leader of the band at the wedding reception?
(a) Tamoszius
(b) Eric
(c) Antanas
(d) Jurgis

5. Who finds Jurgis his first job?
(a) Conner
(b) The delicatessen owner
(c) Jack
(d) Antanas

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another word for 'consumption'?

2. How old is Ona at her wedding?

3. What does Jurgis feel confident the family can buy now that people have found jobs?

4. Why does Ona want to get a job?

5. What does Jurgis think works against the American ideal of individuality?

(see the answer key)

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