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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. What does the new friend give Jurgis?
(a) A bottle of milk
(b) $100
(c) A blanket
(d) A plate of leftovers

2. Who has complete faith in socialism at the end of the novel?
(a) Jurgis
(b) Conner
(c) Marija
(d) Elzbieta

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

4. Why do people not want Jurgis to go upstairs?
(a) There is a large mess
(b) Antanas has died
(c) The room has fallen apart
(d) Conner is looking for him

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How far away is Jurgis' new job?

2. Where does Jurgis stay for a long time, leaving him alone and penniless at the end?

3. What does Jurgis do once he is far away from the city?

4. What is the family focused on in their life right now?

5. What does Jurgis decide to do with his newfound wealth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the first crime Jack Duane and Jurgis commit?

2. Where does the drunk young man take Jurgis?

3. Jurgis happens upon another political meeting. What is the topic this time?

4. What happens when Jurgis goes back to the fertilizer mill?

5. How does Jurgis response to the news of Antanas' death?

6. Why doesn't Ona come to the courtroom during Jurgis' sentencing?

7. When Jurgis gets out of the hospital, what does he do?

8. What does Ostrinski tell Jurgis should happen in Chicago?

9. When Jurgis goes back to Chicago for the summer, where does he find employment?

10. Where does Jurgis finally find the job that makes him happy, though he does not hold onto it for long?

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