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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Besides his son, what does Jurgis enjoy in his life now?
(a) Long walks
(b) Gambling
(c) The political rallies
(d) The weekly newspaper

2. What is the speaker explaining in an impassioned speech?
(a) Pacifism
(b) Elitism
(c) Democracy
(d) Socialism

3. What do Jack and Jurgis do together once they're out of jail?
(a) Rob a man in an alley
(b) Join the democratic party
(c) Head out of town
(d) Get a place together

4. Jurgis believes the world is no place for a _______ to grow up in.
(a) Person
(b) Child
(c) Business
(d) Hope

5. What job does Jurgis get when he goes to the place in #127?
(a) A slaughterhouse job
(b) Working in a mine
(c) Painting cans
(d) Boss

6. Who does Jurgis ask for another job?
(a) Conner
(b) Marija
(c) Elzbieta
(d) Scully

7. What does Jurgis decide to do with his newfound wealth?
(a) Give it to Marija
(b) Gamble
(c) Give it away to a beggar
(d) Break it into smaller bills

8. Who does Jurgis hear screaming when he reaches the boarding house?
(a) Elzbieta
(b) Marija
(c) Ona
(d) Stanislovas

9. Who is Jack Duane?
(a) A white collar criminal
(b) A beggar
(c) A police officer
(d) A boss in Chicago

10. Who is speaking at the nearby political meeting?
(a) A senator
(b) A boss
(c) A fellow worker
(d) A comrade

11. What does Jurgis have to do to get money?
(a) Sell his things
(b) Ask his boss for a raise
(c) Work longer hours
(d) Beg

12. Where does Jurgis try to get a job?
(a) The fertilizer mill
(b) Brown's
(c) The mines
(d) The factory

13. How much does Jurgis give Stanislovas to help the family?
(a) A nickel
(b) A quarter
(c) 10 cents
(d) A dollar

14. What does Jurgis do as Ona is dying?
(a) Shakes her
(b) Tries to revive her
(c) Pleads with God
(d) Takes her hand

15. What is the family focused on in their life right now?
(a) Base survival
(b) A new political party
(c) Fame
(d) Money

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ona do before she dies?

2. What does the new friend give Jurgis?

3. Who does Jurgis decide he must live for?

4. Who begins to drink and gamble heavily?

5. Where are the children coming home from?

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