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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has the family been in Packingtown at this point?
(a) A decade
(b) 1 year
(c) 2 and a half years
(d) 5 years

2. What is Marija's job?
(a) Killing pigs
(b) Making sausages
(c) Sewing clothes
(d) Painting cans

3. How far away is Jurgis' new job?
(a) 1 hour
(b) 2 hours
(c) 3 hours
(d) A half an hour

4. What does Jurgis think works against the American ideal of individuality?
(a) Assembly line work
(b) Bosses
(c) Stockyards
(d) Unions

5. What freezes solid in the killing rooms because there is no heat in the slaughterhouse?
(a) Cattle
(b) Oil
(c) Blood
(d) Brine

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jurgis get a visit from?

2. What does Jurgis do to sleep in a warm place?

3. What is the name of the boarding house where the family first stayed and returns to?

4. What happens to the unborn calves of the slaughtered cows?

5. What happens to Marija's wages?

(see the answer key)

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