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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The bosses at the slaughterhouses cheat the men by ________ their hours of work.
(a) Eliminating all of
(b) Increasing
(c) Rounding down
(d) Ignoring

2. What causes Ona and Jurgis to be upset after the wedding?
(a) They had second thoughts
(b) The debt they accrued
(c) They had to go to work
(d) They were't going on a honeymoon

3. Why does Jurgis get his job back in the first place?
(a) He begs
(b) The boss throws out the replacement worker
(c) The man in his position died
(d) The union helps him

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

5. Where does the family of this novel originate from?
(a) The United States
(b) Lithuania
(c) Russia
(d) Armenia

Short Answer Questions

1. What freezes solid in the killing rooms because there is no heat in the slaughterhouse?

2. Who falls in love with the violin player?

3. What is the name of the place where the pigs are killed?

4. Who is the leader of the band at the wedding reception?

5. What does Jurgis hope for Stanislovas to do?

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