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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. Who wanted the wedding to be lavish?

2. What does Ona suddenly suffer from?

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

4. Who made the person in #81 turn to prostitution?

5. Who begins to develop a cough like the one that killed Jurgis' father?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens at Marija's job at the beef trimming factory?

5. Who is the narrator of the novel?

6. Who does Marija fall in love with?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The idea of love is one that seems to peek out of the story at times, causing the reader to realize the humanity of the story as well. Why do you think Ona and Jurgis love each other? How do they show their love to each other? In the case of Marija and Tamoszius, why were they included in the story? What purpose do they serve? What is Sinclair saying about love?

Essay Topic 2

The women in "The Jungle" seem to be relegated to natural female roles, like mothering and holding simple jobs. What do you think this says about Sinclar's views of women? Does he believe all women are weak? Why or why not? What does Sinclair seem to say about Marija when she ends up being addicted to morphine and working as a prostitute?

Essay Topic 3

The food that is available to the workers is not only bad, but also filled with ingredients that could harm them. Why do you think the meat packers don't care if their foods hurt their workers? Doesn't this seem to be working against them? Why does this lack of high quality food seem to continue on for so long? Why do you think the inspectors don't care?

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