Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-book review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. Which type of mood does the band evoke at Jurgis and Ona’s wedding?

A) Nostalgia for the homeland

B) Joy for their living conditions in Chicago

C) Fear of the upcoming election

D) Apathy for the marital couple’s future

2. Which of the following phrases best summarizes the purpose of Chapter 1?

A) To establish the central plot regarding unfair immigration policies

B) To share vignettes of how labor conditions have affected the lives of lower-class workers

C) To evoke an emotional response to the love triangle between three Lithuanian immigrants

D) To introduce a series of characters in their homeland of Poland

3. Which of the following words best describes Jokubas Szedvilas in relation to Jurgis and his traveling companion in Chapter 2?

A) A thief who tricks them out of their money

B) An interpreter who guides them to the stockyards

C) A policeman who imprisons them on false charges

D) A mentor who guides the group from possible pitfalls

4. Upon starting his first day at the stockyards, Jurgis reflects with awe: “Had he not just gotten a job, and become a sharer in all this activity, a cog in this marvelous machine.” (Chapter 3) Which of the following combinations of literary terms does Sinclair use in this quote?