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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who falls in love with the violin player?
(a) Marija
(b) Ona
(c) Antanas
(d) Jurgis

2. What does the family find out about their home?
(a) It's going to be demolished
(b) It's not new
(c) It's been sold to someone else too
(d) It's not insulated

3. What happens to Marija's wages?
(a) They include bonuses
(b) They are doubled
(c) They are cut in half
(d) They are garnished

4. Who is the violin player?
(a) Tamoszius
(b) Conner
(c) Jack
(d) Jurgis

5. What happens when a steer gets loose at Jurgis' work?
(a) A man is killed
(b) Stanislovas is killed
(c) The factory is shut down
(d) Jurgis twists his ankle

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jurgis become a part of in response to the action in #40?

2. Who is the character in charge of the wedding?

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

4. What does Jurgis realize he can never fix?

5. Who does Ona want to marry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What begins to happen to Ona in this chapter?

2. Why does Jurgis decline to be in the union at first?

3. Who wanted Ona and Jurgis to have a lavish wedding, even though they would have been fine with something simpler?

4. What does Jurgis begin to do in order to deal with the horrors of his situation?

5. Why can't Jurgis' father find work?

6. After Jonas deserts the family, what does the family have to do in order to bring in more money?

7. What holiday occurs during the time that Jurgis is in jail?

8. How do Ona and Jurgis furnish their 'new' home?

9. Who is Jurgis overcome with worry over?

10. Why can't any people pay off the 'new' houses they have bought?

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