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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the answer to #86 realize while they are in jail?

2. What happened to the boy Stanislovas with the broken off ears?

3. What 'helps' Ona and Jurgis furnish their home?

4. What is another fee the family learns they need to pay on their home?

5. What does the family find out about their home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jurgis think about his act of beating up Conner?

2. What does Elzbieta's factory do?

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

4. What is the suspected cause of Elzbieta's child's death?

5. Why is Stanislovas afraid to go out into the snow?

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

7. Why are the sausages the family eats not helping their nutrition?

8. What happened to those who had a sore on their hand and they then got pickling brine on it?

9. Which character could be described as young, strong, and full of optimism?

10. What causes Marija to lose her job again?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The narrator of the story is Sinclair himself, which gives the story a different tone than most other novels. That said, how do you think Sinclair's narration has affected the story? What does this story say about Sinclair? Do you think the story could have been told more truthfully by Jurgis? What would have happened if the story had been told from the meat packer manager's point of view?

Essay Topic 2

The novel "The Jungle" wasn't just praised for its writing style, it was also a book that really changed the way the meatpacking industry worked. What do you think the book was so successful in spreading its message? What shocked you most about this book? In what way has your view of your diet changed, if any?

Essay Topic 3

The deaths of the animals is not only shocking, but also horrifying. What do the animals symbolize in this story? What does their treatment have to say about society at this time? Do you really think the meatpacking bosses really just wanted to make a profit, regardless of the horrors? What does this say about these bosses? What does this say about society?

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