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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are men at the slaughterhouses dying of due to the weather?
(a) Frostbite
(b) Fatigue
(c) Sunstroke
(d) Dysentery

2. What makes the family realize they will need to make more money?
(a) Jurgis loses his job
(b) Ona becomes pregnant
(c) A family member dies
(d) Their house's mortgage is also charged interest

3. What does Jurgis become a part of in response to the action in #40?
(a) A gang
(b) A union
(c) A socialist group
(d) A protest group

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

5. What is another fee the family learns they need to pay on their home?
(a) A warranty
(b) Insurance
(c) Taxes
(d) Buyer's penalty

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the house become infested with?

2. What is used in the sausages at the factory?

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

4. What happened to the man who was in Jurgis' job before?

5. Who finds Jurgis his first job?

(see the answer key)

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