The Jungle by Upton Sinclair True and False
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True or false: Marija Berczynskas was eager to see that others conformed to the proprieties but did not consider them herself.

True

True or false: The driver of the carriage understood both Lithuanian and Polish.

False

True or false: The altercation between Marija and the driver added a new swarm of urchins to the cortege at each side street for half a mile.

True

True or false: The occasion did not rest heavily upon Marija’s shoulders.

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True or false: The wedding feast takes place in the front-room of a saloon in Chicago's 'back of the yards' neighborhood?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Ona displays a mix of wonder, happiness, and pain at the celebration?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis appears confident and in control during the festivities?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The room is described as small with whitewashed walls, a calendar, a picture of a race-horse, and a family tree in a gilded frame?

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True or false: There are three tables laden with dishes and cold viands at the celebration?

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True or false: The musicians struggle to make an impression upon the hubbub at the celebration?

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True or false: Aunt Elizabeth (Teta Elzbieta) arrives with a platter of stewed duck, adding to the festive atmosphere?

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True or false: The celebration adheres to the law of veselija, ensuring that everyone goes hungry?

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True or false: The festivities attract no onlookers from the neighborhood?

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True or false: The celebration is a mix of joy, chaos, and warmth, with the community coming together to celebrate the union of Ona and Jurgis?

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True or false: The passage describes a joyful feast where guests are enjoying a variety of food and drinks, including ham, sauerkraut, milk, beer, and more.

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True or false: The scene is filled with laughter, shouting, and merriment, with guests of all ages taking their places at the table.

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True or false: The stately bartender and even the fat policeman join in the festivities, and the children and babies contribute to the lively atmosphere.

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True or false: Tamoszius Kuszleika leads the musicians with great passion and frenzy, creating an inspired and magical atmosphere.

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True or false: Tamoszius, the leader of the musicians, plays the fiddle perfectly in tune with rosin on his bow.

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True or false: The second violinist is described as a short, stout man with an impatient look.

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True or false: The third musician, Valentinavyczia, plays the 'cello and is paid one dollar per hour.

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True or false: Tamoszius becomes increasingly excited and finally mounts a stool to dominate the scene with his music, even though his notes are never true and his fiddle buzzes and squeaks.

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True or false: The guests, amidst the dirt and noise, are deeply connected to the music, which serves as their utterance—merry, mournful, or passionate, it is their music, the music of home.

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True or false: The scene is solemn and quiet, with guests quietly enjoying their food and drinks.

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True or false: The musicians play with indifference and lack of passion, creating a dull atmosphere.

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True or false: The music played by the musicians does not resonate with the guests and fails to evoke any emotions.

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True or false: Tamoszius Kuszleika is a drummer at the Lithuanian wedding celebration?

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True or false: Ona, the bride, is too excited to eat and is captivated by the music?

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True or false: Marija Berczynskas is a powerful woman who leads a song and teaches it to the musicians at the celebration?

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True or false: Dede Antanas, the grandfather, delivers a joyful and lighthearted speech?

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True or false: Antanas Rudkus believes he has plenty of time left with his children?

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True or false: Jokubas Szedvilas showers congratulations and prophecies of happiness upon the bride and groom in his speech?

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True or false: The banquet begins to break up without any sign of restlessness or preoccupation among the guests?

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True or false: The text paints a vivid picture of the celebration, with details about the characters' appearances and actions?

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True or false: The mood of the celebration is somber and serious, lacking any joy or liveliness?

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True or false: The scene captures the emotional and cultural significance of the wedding celebration in the Lithuanian community?

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True or false: The Lithuanian wedding celebration is depicted as dull and uneventful in the text?

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True or false: Tamoszius Kuszleika passionately plays music at the celebration as a fiddler?

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Jokubas Szedvilas and his wife, Lucija, are too thin to dance at the evening's celebration.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The older people at the dance prefer the 'two-step' over dances with strange and complicated steps.

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Alena Jasaityte, engaged to Juozas Raczius, is described as proud and wears a white shirt-waist representing half a week’s labor painting cans.

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Jadvyga and Mikolas have been engaged for three years.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Mikolas's job as a beef-boner is described as safe and easy.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The text suggests that the statistic of beef-boners making forty cents an hour reflects the difficult and dangerous nature of the work.

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The text implies a sense of ease and comfort for the characters, particularly for Jadvyga and Mikolas.

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Valentinavyczia plays the violin and leads the evening's celebration with a dreamy waltz.

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The younger couples at the dance have their own styles of dancing, all of which are described as nervous.

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Jadvyga Marcinkus has an invalid mother and three little brothers to support.

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Mikolas has never suffered from blood-poisoning in the last three years.

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The older people wear clothing reminiscent of their home country, while the young people wear home-made dresses or shirt-waists.

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Jurgis is described as a young and giant man with an overflow of energy, making it difficult for him to imagine being beaten.

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Jurgis has been working in the stockyards for five years at the time of the passage.

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The bosses at Brown and Company's 'Central Time Station' took an interest in Jurgis due to his impatience and restlessness.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Jurgis is originally from a rural area, which contributes to his naivety and boyishness.

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True or false: The immigrant family arrives in Chicago after facing exploitation in New York?

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True or false: The family's friend becomes rich in the stockyards, prompting their journey to Chicago?

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True or false: The family is disoriented and fearful of officials upon arrival in Chicago?

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True or false: An interpreter helps the family understand they are in the stockyards district, bringing them relief?

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True or false: The family is able to explore the stockyards further without any hindrance?

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True or false: The text vividly depicts the family's overwhelming experience upon their arrival in the industrial city of Chicago?

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True or false: The family's journey and subsequent experiences highlight the challenges faced by immigrants in a new and unfamiliar environment?

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True or false: The immigrant family is immediately welcomed with open arms upon their arrival in Chicago?

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True or false: The family is struck by the overwhelming sound of thousands of animals in the stockyards?

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True or false: The family's lack of time prevents them from pursuing further adventures at that moment?

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True or false: The family's lack of knowledge about the country leads to exorbitant hotel charges in New York?

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True or false: The family's journey to Chicago is met with ease and comfort, devoid of any challenges?

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Jurgis is proud of being chosen among a crowd of men for something important.

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Jurgis comes from a rural area in Lithuania called Brelovicz, in the Imperial Forest.

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Jurgis has a father, a father's father, and many ancestors who lived in Brelovicz.

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Jurgis met Ona at a horse-fair a hundred miles from home and fell in love with her.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Jurgis tried to buy Ona, but her father refused, and Jurgis went home with a heavy heart.

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Ona's father died, leaving the family in financial trouble.

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Jurgis decides to go to America to earn money and marry Ona.

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Jurgis sells himself to a contractor and works on a railroad in Smolensk, saving eighty roubles.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Jurgis and his family, along with Marija Berczynskas, set out for America.

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Marija had worked for a rich farmer who regularly beat her before she left.

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The party to America consists of five adults and six children, including Ona, who is a little of both.

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Jurgis's journey to America is motivated by his desire to marry Ona and make a better life for himself and his family.

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True or false: The neighborhood of Packingtown is congested with children, making it seem like there is a nearby school?

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True or false: The streets of Packingtown are several feet lower than the houses, resembling a miniature topographical map?

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True or false: The area of Packingtown was made land created by using it as a dumping ground for city garbage?

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True or false: Jurgis successfully secures a job at Brown's after a brief exchange in broken English and hand signals?

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True or false: The scene of the sunset and the industrial skyline of Packingtown creates a vision of power and human energy?

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True or false: Jokubas, a delicatessen vender, plans to help old Antanas and Jonas find jobs through a special policeman employed by Durham?

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True or false: Beyond the brickyard in Packingtown is another great hole filled with water that stands there all summer, draining into it?

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True or false: Jurgis celebrates his triumph of getting a job and rushes home with joy, bursting into the house to the dismay of the numerous lodgers?

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True or false: The great brickyard in Packingtown has smoking chimneys, where they take out the soil to make bricks and then fill it up again with garbage?

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True or false: The process of making the 'made' ground in Packingtown involves a large hole where garbage wagons are creeping in, and children raking in the garbage?

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True or false: The sordid suggestions of the place are gone when viewing the industrial skyline of Packingtown during sunset?

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True or false: The area of Packingtown has a strange, fetid odor and swarms of flies due to the land being created by using it as a dumping ground for city garbage?

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True or false: The family reunites with J. Szedvilas, a friend who made his fortune in America, working in the delicatessen business?

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True or false: The family feels cheated due to high prices despite the high wages in America?

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True or false: Mrs. Jukniene offers to share her room with the new arrivals, suggesting they can sleep on the sidewalk due to the hot weather and the lack of bedding?

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True or false: Jurgis plans to find a job the next day to secure a place of their own?

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True or false: They explore the district behind the yards, finding two-story frame houses, bare spaces, and children playing among yellow weeds and discarded tomato cans?

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True or false: The text paints a picture of the family's struggle to survive in a new and challenging environment, highlighting the harsh living conditions and the difficulties of finding work?

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True or false: The families almost starved as they struggled to afford food at American prices?

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True or false: Mrs. Jukniene’s attack of rheumatism leaves her unable to clean, and eleven boarders leave for employment in Kansas City?

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True or false: The family faces the harsh reality of life in Packingtown, with high prices, poor living conditions, and the struggle to find stable employment?

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True or false: Jokubas Szedvilas helps the family navigate the pitfalls of the new world?

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True or false: The boarders humorously remark that the chickens are fed rather than cleaning the rooms?

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True or false: Jokubas Szedvilas is described as a friend who made his fortune in America, working in the delicatessen business?

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True or false: Jurgis confidently states that they must have a better place soon, after making a dollar and fifty-seven cents in a single day.

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True or false: Marija goes to see her 'forelady' and is told to report the first of the week and learn the business of can-painter.

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True or false: The houses the family is considering are represented as wonderful bargains by the agent, who has no interest in their sale.

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True or false: The company that built the houses is going out of business, prompting the urgency for anyone wishing to take advantage of the no-rent plan.

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True or false: Jurgis and his family initially intended to purchase a house but ended up entering into a rental agreement?

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True or false: The women hide the money in Teta Elzbieta's dress during the purchase process?

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True or false: Szedvilas discovers that the deed is for a rental agreement rather than a sale?

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True or false: The lawyer confirms the regularity of the deed and the agreed-upon price?

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True or false: The family feels defeated and trapped upon realizing they are stuck in a rental agreement?

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True or false: The agent's persuasion influences Jurgis and his family to purchase the house?

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True or false: Elzbieta recalls Jurgis' warning and insists on getting a lawyer?

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True or false: The lawyer's acquaintance with the agent leaves the family feeling trapped?

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True or false: The rental agreement is for 8 years and 4 months?

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True or false: Jurgis takes responsibility for the decision to rent the house?

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True or false: The agent explains that renting the property is the usual arrangement, causing panic and dismay?

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True or false: Jurgis entrusts the purchase process to the women and Szedvilas due to his inability to take a holiday?

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True or false: The family struggles to afford furniture and household items due to their low funds?

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True or false: Jurgis plans to repurpose packing boxes into furniture for the bedrooms?

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True or false: Ona and Marija take delight in fixing up the house, even with minimal funds?

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True or false: The family discusses and plans where to hang the newly purchased items in the house?

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True or false: Jurgis makes multiple trips to carry belongings to their new home, without being arrested due to the informality of such movings in Packingtown?

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True or false: The family is enticed by an advertisement offering to furnish a home for $75, allowing them to pay in installments?

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True or false: The couple plans to marry and make the little room their own, finding happiness in their new home despite financial struggles?

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True or false: Shopping for necessary items becomes an adventure for Ona and Jurgis, with every purchase being a family event?

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True or false: The house looks wonderful once furnished, bringing joy to the family?

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True or false: Despite financial struggles, the family is excited to have the furniture delivered to their new home?

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True or false: Advertisements in Packingtown are tailored to the population, offering remedies and products for various problems?

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True or false: The family enjoys a sense of achievement and joy in the process of fixing up their home?

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Jurgis earns $8.75 per week working at Brown's

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Ona is the main financial decision-maker for the family

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The house has a basement, a single story, and a finished attic

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The agent emphasizes the advantages of the house, including a refrigerator

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Szedvilas encourages the family to buy the house

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Jurgis suggests the idea of paying rent instead of buying the house

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The family easily reaches a decision about buying the house

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The family debates and struggles to make a decision

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The agent speaks a language that the family does not understand

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The agent's incessant talking causes clarity and understanding for the family

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The agent assures them that the other houses in the row will remain unoccupied

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The family inspects the house without any hindrance or confusion

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True or false: Szedvilas is in a legal agreement to buy a house for $1500, with a down payment of $300 and the rest to be paid in monthly installments of $12?

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True or false: The lawyer assures Szedvilas that the transaction is legitimate and there are no tricks involved, as this is the only property they have and any issues would ruin them?

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True or false: Teta Elzbieta, Szedvilas' wife, is visibly distressed and on the verge of tears as she contemplates signing the agreement, fearing it might be a trap?

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True or false: Ona, another family member, is also anxious and wants to warn her stepmother not to proceed, but feels unable to due to fear?

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True or false: Jurgis, a family member, arrives home and is convinced they have been swindled, vowing to confront the agent?

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True or false: Jurgis rushes to another lawyer with Szedvilas to seek advice, and the lawyer confirms that the property indeed belongs to them once the money is paid?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The family is elated to realize they have bought a home, and they eagerly plan their move?

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True or false: They are preparing to move out of Aniele's place, and are discussing how to furnish their new home, with everyone in Packingtown eager to help them settle in?

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True or false: The family is in disarray, believing Jurgis went to harm the agent, and it takes hours to calm the excitement?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Beyond the brickyard in Packingtown is another great hole filled with water that stands there all summer, draining into it?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The immigrant family arrives in Chicago after facing exploitation in New York?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The family's journey to Chicago is met with ease and comfort, devoid of any challenges?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Little Stanislovas worked at the lard-machine with another little boy who arrived late one morning with frozen ears that had to be broken off with just a few rubs?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Little Stanislovas developed a fear of the cold after witnessing the incident with the other little boy's frozen ears?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Threats proved to be an effective way to manage little Stanislovas's fear of the cold?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis had to carry little Stanislovas on his shoulders when the snow was deep on the way to the yards?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis faced extreme cold, blood-covered floors, and lack of proper protection at work in Packingtown?

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True or false: The workers in Packingtown resorted to tying up their feet in newspapers and old sacks to combat the freezing conditions?

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True or false: Despite the harsh conditions, the workers had a warm meal provided for them at work?

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True or false: The workers in Packingtown were forced to rush to the numerous saloons in the area to find a place to eat?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The saloons in Packingtown were the only place where the workers could get a warm meal?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The workers believed they were getting something for nothing by taking only one drink at the saloons?

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True or false: The packers paid their men in cash, encouraging them to spend it in the saloons?

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True or false: Jurgis, due to his commitment to Ona, avoided drinking at the saloons?

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True or false: Jurgis, after work, would often go straight home to help Ona and Stanislovas?

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True or false: The family's home in Packingtown was well-equipped and comfortable?

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True or false: The workers in Packingtown were paid in checks, forcing them to cash their checks in saloons, further perpetuating the drinking culture?

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True or false: Jurgis faced harsh conditions in Packingtown, but he was welcomed in the saloons due to his reputation as a friendly and sociable fellow?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The workers in the packing industry were allowed to bring their own fodder for cattle?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The packers took advantage of late arrivals due to snow by buying cattle at night to get them cheaper?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: A rule stipulated that all cattle must be killed the same day they were bought, leaving workers with little choice but to comply?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The size of the companies in the packing industry allowed them to cheat workers with impunity?

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True or false: The killing-beds had a rule that docked a man an hour if he was one minute late, and did not pay for any fraction of an hour at the end of the day?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The packers kept the bosses frightened for their lives, leading to the exploitation of workers in dangerous situations?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis felt the need to fight for his rights and joined the butcher-helpers' union to stand against the packers?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Despite joining the union, Marija's canning factory closed down just ten days after, leading to disillusionment and frustration?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Marija made a passionate speech at a union meeting about the injustice of the situation, reflecting the workers' general sense of unfairness?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis had an uncomfortable encounter with Tommy Finnegan at a union meeting, highlighting the diverse characters and experiences in the unionization process?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Tamoszius and Marija plan to marry and live together after declaring their love at a wedding?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Marija is the sole breadwinner of the family, earning money as a can-painter?

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True or false: Marija struggles to find work in other canning establishments, stores, and saloons due to a widespread industry shutdown?

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True or false: The men working on the killing-beds in the meatpacking industry do not suffer from reduced working hours and harsh conditions?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis often goes home with minimal earnings, sometimes as low as thirty-five cents a day, due to the lack of work?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis manages to work an average of six hours a day, earning about six dollars a week despite standing on the killing-bed for long hours?

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True or false: The workers in Packingtown are not at the mercy of the cattle and never have to work late into the night without a break for supper?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The buyers manipulate the situation to get better prices, leaving the workers in a vulnerable position?

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True or false: The text does not depict the struggles faced by workers in Packingtown due to factory shutdowns and reduced working hours?

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True or false: The harsh working conditions and economic instability do not lead to significant hardships for the workers and their families?

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True or false: Despite the industry-wide shutdown, Marija manages to keep her job as a can-painter?

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True or false: Jurgis consistently earns a significant amount of money despite the reduced working hours and harsh conditions?

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The family struggles with the cold, inadequate clothing, and bedding to keep warm in their dilapidated house in Packingtown?

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Tamoszius Kuszleika is a petite violin player fascinated by Marija's energy?

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Marija is restricted to the refreshment table at parties due to Tamoszius's jealousy and excitable temperament?

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The family finds solace in the little they have and the stories they share despite their hardships in Packingtown?

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The family's limited social circle leads to a focus on gossip about acquaintances, reflecting the isolated nature of life in Packingtown?

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Marija's travel and widening horizon bring new personalities and stories to the family each week?

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Tamoszius visits Marija on Sunday afternoons and his music captivates the entire family?

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Marija benefits from the friendship with Tamoszius as he is paid to play at events and invites her to parties, where she enjoys the refreshments?

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Tamoszius becomes increasingly excited and finally mounts a stool to dominate the scene with his music, even though his notes are never true and his fiddle buzzes and squeaks?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The family's Saturday nights provide a rare relaxation from their toil and poverty in Packingtown?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The text paints a vivid picture of the family's overwhelming experience upon their arrival in the industrial city of Chicago?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The family is elated to realize they have bought a home, and they eagerly plan their move?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Marija lost interest in the union and stopped paying her dues because she found a better job as a beef-trimmer?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Marija initially scorned the idea of working as a beef-trimmer when she first came to Packingtown?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Marija's new job as a beef-trimmer required her to work in a room where she seldom saw daylight and stood on an ice-cold floor?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Marija's boss discharged a man and put her to do his work as a beef-trimmer because he saw that she had the muscles of a man?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Marija invests her savings in a bank but lives in constant dread of something happening to it, as she is unfamiliar with the banking business in the land of frenzied finance.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Marija witnesses a crowd in front of the bank, fearing for her money and attempting to secure it in the midst of a 'run on the bank.'

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Marija finally manages to get into the bank and retrieve her money in big silver dollars, but the bank refuses to accept any more deposits from those who took part in the run.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis brings food and dry wraps to the crowd waiting at the bank, attempting to ease their suffering.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: A bigger crowd than ever, along with more policemen, gathers at the bank the next morning, intensifying the chaos.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Marija, loaded down with bullion, lives in fear and uncertainty, unable to find another bank to secure her money.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The text highlights the financial struggles and anxieties faced by the characters in Packingtown, shedding light on the challenges of working-class individuals in the industrial era.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Marija manages to pay back her debts and begins to accumulate a bank account.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The Beef Trust sets the wages and efficiency standards for all workers in the yards in Packingtown.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis and Ona fear their own time to be cut from the big houses when a girl carrying a red flag gets a job at a department store for $2.50 a week.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Marija is afraid of being robbed and sews the money into her clothes, living in fear of crossing the street.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The bank opens and begins to pay the waiting throng, but Marija sees thousands of people before her and is left out.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Marija works in a canning factory, trimming beef off the bones, in damp conditions, and risks injury to support her family?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Tamoszius plays music that represents the unborn generations crying out for life while Marija listens, moved to tears?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Ona, dissatisfied with her job, discovers that her forelady, Miss Henderson, discriminates and is a kept woman with a temper?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Miss Henderson's department is influenced by her relationship with a boss at a bawdy-house, causing tension and fear among the workers?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Ona, a decent married girl, is targeted and tormented by talebearers and toadies, making her life miserable?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Packingtown is a low-class, foreign population on the verge of starvation, where immorality is inevitable due to brutal and unscrupulous men?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Ona delivers a big baby boy, a decisive event that makes Jurgis irrevocably a family man, ending his desire to socialize in saloons?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis becomes fascinated with the baby, despite never being interested in babies before, and finds the resemblance to himself captivating?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Despite joining the union, Marija's canning factory closed down just ten days after, leading to disillusionment and frustration?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis's journey to America is motivated by his desire to marry Ona and make a better life for himself and his family?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The family struggles to afford furniture and household items due to their low funds?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The scene is filled with laughter, shouting, and merriment, with guests of all ages taking their places at the table?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis and Ona started a bank account and made a net profit from election day.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The winter's approach brought fear as they were unprepared for it.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis faced a fierce struggle during a blizzard while carrying Ona and the little boy.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: A time of peril on the killing-beds was when a steer broke loose.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis fell into a cruel and unforeseen trap at the plant, injuring his ankle.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Despite the swelling and pain in his ankle, Jurgis continued to work until he was beaten and had to tell the boss.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The text highlights the relentless physical and emotional struggles endured by Jurgis.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The family's limited social circle leads to a focus on gossip about acquaintances, reflecting the isolated nature of life in Packingtown?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Ona is the main financial decision-maker for the family

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Little Stanislovas developed a fear of the cold after witnessing the incident with the other little boy's frozen ears?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis's journey to America is motivated by his desire to marry Ona and make a better life for himself and his family.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The celebration adheres to the law of veselija, ensuring that everyone goes hungry?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis makes less money compared to the previous summer as the packers hire more hands?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The workers face increasingly harsh working conditions, with constant speeding-up of the work?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The canning-factory workers organize a strike in response to a drastic cut in their earnings?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The strike doesn't last long, as new labor rushes in to replace the striking workers?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The workers' struggles and exploitation in Packingtown lead to the formation of a new union?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Ona is forced to return to work shortly after giving birth, impacting her health?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Piece-work is implemented, reducing the time for the same work and paying the same wages?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Many women in Packingtown suffer from health issues due to their work, and cannot afford proper treatment?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis feels a deep sense of pride and responsibility towards his baby, Antanas?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The packers hire new workers every week, keeping them poor and preventing them from preparing for a strike?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The workers' discontent with their working conditions is evident, leading to frequent labor disputes?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis has very little time to spend with his baby due to work, while Ona has to work as well?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis was able to eat multiple meals after drinking a few drinks because of his hunger?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis was happy after drinking all the money he had in his pockets?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis realized that his battle with drinking would have no end?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: There were saloons on all four corners of the street and some in the middle as well?

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Jurgis blames Ona's suffering on her work and regrets marrying her.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Ona tries to comfort Jurgis, but he becomes hysterical and overwhelmed.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The struggles begin in the summer and Ona promises they won't happen again.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Jurgis becomes hysterical, feeling helpless and overwhelmed by the situation.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Ona's health is deteriorating due to her demanding work and her pregnancy.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Single men in the fertilizer-mill are desperate to escape.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Antanas, their child, is suffering from various diseases and is not getting proper care.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Jurgis develops a fondness for Ona and feels shame for his craving for liquor.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Ona is pregnant and her health is deteriorating due to her demanding work.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Ona experiences nervousness, headaches, and fits of weeping.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Jurgis feels trapped in his marriage and resents his family.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Jurgis regrets marrying Ona, blaming her suffering on her work.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis is dismissive of Ona's absence, assuming she might have gone home with Jadvyga?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jadvyga denies Ona spending the night, leading to Jurgis feeling perplexed and alarmed?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis spends the morning at the workplace, neglecting his own work, and later goes to the police station for inquiries?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The text portrays the emotional turmoil and distress Jurgis experiences due to Ona's unexplained disappearance?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The story highlights the impact of the disappearance on Jurgis and the desperation to find answers about Ona's whereabouts?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Ona's deception and lies overwhelm Jurgis, leaving him with a sense of impending calamity?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The next morning, Jurgis goes to Jadvyga's house to find Ona, but she is not there?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis suspects the workers and a man exchange suspicious glances, leading him to confront them?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis returns to Ona's workplace, but the forelady has not arrived, and there is a power outage affecting the transportation?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Marija and Elzbieta, alarmed by Ona's absence on a snowy night, had agreed to meet her after work?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis is convinced Ona spent a night at Jadvyga's two weeks ago during a snowstorm, but Jadvyga denies it?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis is overjoyed to have Ona back, despite her distress, and lets her cry away her fears?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis accuses Ona of lying about her whereabouts while she appears ill and disoriented?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Ona confesses to wandering the streets all night, revealing her fragile mental state?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis becomes increasingly sympathetic towards Ona's emotional distress?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Ona experiences a hysterical crisis, weeping uncontrollably and exhibiting physical and emotional torment?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis forcefully removes Teta Elzbieta from the room when she tries to intervene?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Ona's emotional turmoil escalates to the point of uncontrollable laughter and screams?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis attempts to shake Ona out of her hysteria as he is unable to bear her suffering?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The passage depicts a deeply troubled and strained relationship between Jurgis and Ona?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Ona's mental and emotional fragility is evident, with Jurgis displaying a lack of empathy and understanding?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Ona collapses at Jurgis' feet, overwhelmed by her emotional and mental turmoil?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis shows understanding and empathy towards Ona's distress?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Teta Elzbieta successfully intervenes and helps Ona during her distress?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis becomes increasingly frightened and distrustful due to the crises he faces

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Ona, Jurgis' wife, appears desperate and hunted, experiencing anguish and despair

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis lives like a beast of burden, working long hours to make ends meet

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The family works 15-16 hours a day in the packing plant to earn a meager income

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis falls asleep waiting for the women to come home, and wakes up to a nightmare

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Ona was unable to get home due to the snow and had to stay with a friend, Jadvyga

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Ona was frightened and worried about Jurgis not knowing her whereabouts

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis suggests the idea of paying rent instead of buying the house

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Despite the harsh conditions, the workers had a warm meal provided for them at work

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The family faces the harsh reality of life in Packingtown, with high prices, poor living conditions, and the struggle to find stable employment

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The celebration adheres to the law of veselija, ensuring that everyone goes hungry

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: A bigger crowd than ever, along with more policemen, gathers at the bank the next morning, intensifying the chaos

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis and Ona sacrificed their health and strength to earn a living in the dark cellars of Durham's, ultimately leading to their physical and emotional downfall?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis and Ona lost everything they had paid for and were flung out into the cold to starve and freeze?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis sees himself as the victim of ravenous vultures and fiends, who have torn into his vitals and devoured him, mocking and jeering at him?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis and his family, struggling to live, were ignorant, defenseless, and forlorn, while their enemies lurked for them, thirsting for their blood?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis spends the night in the cellar, unable to sleep due to the cold and the sounds of music and laughter from the room above?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Madame Haupt shows no remorse for Ona's death and demands food and payment, despite the tragic circumstances?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The text portrays the harsh realities faced by the working-class in early 20th century Chicago?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The saloon scene depicts a moment of brief relief for Jurgis, contrasting with the tragedy that follows?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis' desperation and helplessness are evident as he tries to come to terms with his wife's death?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The characters in the story, including Jurgis and Madame Haupt, represent the struggles of the working class and the indifference of those in positions of power?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The text highlights the lack of access to healthcare and the exploitation of the poor?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The story captures the bleakness and hopelessness of the characters' lives in the face of poverty and societal neglect?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis rushes home to find the house silent and his wife, Ona, dead?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Ona died due to lack of medical attention, revealed by Madame Haupt, a midwife?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The saloon-keeper locks Jurgis in the cellar for the night after giving him whiskey and food?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis is in shock upon finding his wife, Ona, dead, and Madame Haupt shows no remorse for her death?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis is willing to work to earn money for assistance for his wife in distress?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Madame Haupt demands $25 for her services to help Jurgis' wife in labor?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis only has a dollar and a quarter when he goes to find a midwife for his wife?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Madame Haupt finally agrees to accept $10 immediately and the rest next month?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis is in a race against time to save his wife in labor?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The women contribute their small amounts of money to help Jurgis find assistance for his wife?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis has just been released from jail when he seeks help for his wife in labor?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Madame Haupt suggests Jurgis borrow or sell something to come up with more money?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis insists he has nothing and no one to borrow from when trying to pay for the midwife?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Aniele offers Jurgis 34 cents to help him seek assistance for his wife in labor?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Marija explains they have no money and have been struggling to survive when Jurgis seeks help for his wife?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis runs to find a midwife, Madame Haupt, who demands $25 to help his wife in labor?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Madame Haupt offers to help Jurgis save his wife and baby, trying to persuade him with a cooking-fork and eventually offering him five dollars.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Upon arrival, Madame Haupt removes her bonnet, rubs goose-grease on her hands, and complains about the conditions of the house.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis, weak and hungry, heads to a saloon where he is recognized by the saloon-keeper.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The saloon-keeper greets him and Jurgis reveals that he has just been released from jail.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The text ends with Jurgis heading into the saloon, hoping for mercy or a friend, as the weather turns cold and the slush freezes.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Madame Haupt takes her time getting ready, complaining about the weather and her physical discomfort due to her size.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Aniele pacifies Madame Haupt and cautions her about the condition of the garret's floor.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The family inspects the house without any hindrance or confusion.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis has been working in the stockyards for five years at the time of the passage.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The immigrant family arrives in Chicago after facing exploitation in New York.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis is proud of being chosen among a crowd of men for something important.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Single men in the fertilizer-mill are desperate to escape.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis and his family face exploitation and hardship due to the merciless practices of the packers and the city's harsh conditions?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The lack of money prevents the family from seeking medical help for Ona's unexpected childbirth?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis becomes frantic and bareheaded as he paces in the rain, torn between leaving to avoid the sounds and returning because he cannot bear to be away?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The family's struggle and Jurgis's inability to cope with the crisis demonstrate their vulnerability and powerlessness?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis is shocked as the birth was not expected yet?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Ona's agonizing screams and pleas for death distress Jurgis and the women?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The family is evicted from their home, leaving them helpless and at the mercy of their oppressors?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Despite trying to escape the sounds, Jurgis keeps returning to the house, tormented by Ona's suffering?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis is unable to control his emotions and is driven out into the rain?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The family's desperation and helplessness in the face of the unexpected childbirth and lack of resources is depicted in the text?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis rushes to Aniele's house, where he hears a distressing scream from inside?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The text conveys the family's vulnerability and powerlessness in the face of exploitation and unexpected crises?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis treated himself to a spree after getting an all-winter job?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis had to pay for his digging tools and a pair of heavy boots at the outset of his job?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis decided not to buy an overcoat, despite the option being available?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis never saw the sunlight on week-days due to his work schedule?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis accepts the young man's invitation to go to his home without hesitation?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The young man's demeanor alternates between melancholy and attempts at jocularity?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The young man's girlfriend, Kitty, urges him to call a cab for Jurgis?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The text leaves the outcome of the encounter with the young man uncertain?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The young man's behavior suggests that he is genuinely sympathetic towards Jurgis?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis remains wary and nervous throughout the encounter with the young man?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The young man's family is present at their home when he invites Jurgis?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The young man's broken arm prevents him from offering assistance to Jurgis?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis encounters the young man on a stormy night?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The young man reveals that he is struggling due to a lack of money?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Despite his inebriation, the young man invites Jurgis to his home emphasizing their shared difficult circumstances?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jurgis is immediately trusting of the young man's offer of shelter and food?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Jurgis spends six nickels to keep shelter over him that day

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The country is on the verge of 'hard times,' with many factories shutting down

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Jurgis fights his way into the crowded shelter and listens to a preacher talk about sin and redemption

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The city's hiding places are crowded due to the economic situation

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Jurgis, with his helpless arm, is among the crowd fighting to get shelter at the station-house

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Jurgis feels the preacher is out of touch with the struggles of hungry men

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Saloon-keepers allow forlorn-looking individuals to sit by the fire to attract customers

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The saloon-keeper is in debt to big brewers and allows this practice to make money

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Jurgis tries to stay at a 'tough' place in the 'Lêvée' district, hoping to be allowed to remain as a 'sitter'

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The city's hiding places are crowded due to the economic situation

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Jurgis pays for shelter and food at various places due to hunger and cold

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

A bartender who knows Jurgis lets him doze at a table until the boss returns

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Jurgis strategically begs for money, utilizing a nearby saloon for warmth and comfort.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The city is filled with professional mendicants who have comfortable lives and families, some even with thousands of dollars in the bank.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The police regularly round up hundreds of beggars off the streets, housing them in a Detention Hospital.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Jurgis feels persecuted by the police, saloon-keepers, and the indifferent crowds on the streets.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Jurgis is consumed by bitterness and despair as he struggles to survive in a hostile and unforgiving world.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The text highlights Jurgis's desperate battle for survival in a society that seems determined to see him fail.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Jurgis is forced to constantly find money for lodging and drinks to avoid freezing to death in the cold.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The city is filled with professional mendicants who have comfortable lives and families, some even with thousands of dollars in the bank.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

He sees the world as a place where might is right and feels like a prisoner in a society designed to subjugate the powerless.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Jurgis feels persecuted by the police, saloon-keepers, and the indifferent crowds on the streets.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

He perceives a sense of alienation and rejection from society, feeling like there is no place for him anywhere.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Jurgis is consumed by bitterness and despair as he struggles to survive in a hostile and unforgiving world.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Jurgis Rudkus spends most of his time in the saloons, gambling, drinking, and looking at 'sporting papers.'

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Jurgis Rudkus is discharged from the hospital, despite not being fully recovered, due to lack of resources.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Jurgis Rudkus is left with only two dollars and sixty-five cents, unable to work for months due to his injury.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Jurgis Rudkus seeks refuge in a saloon to escape the cold, but is reminded of the unwritten rule to keep buying drinks or leave.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Jurgis Rudkus faces the daunting prospect of begging and realizes the disadvantage he would have even in that.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Jurgis Rudkus realizes the advantage he would have in seeking refuge in a saloon to escape the cold.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Jurgis Rudkus is able to compete for jobs in his weakened state.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Jurgis Rudkus struggles with the bitter cold and the lack of help or consideration for his plight.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Jurgis Rudkus is left in a desperate and helpless state, forced to navigate a world that offers no respite for his suffering.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Jurgis Rudkus is a successful and affluent man, finding affection and acceptance in his life.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Jurgis Rudkus is a homeless man, struggling to find affection and acceptance in his life.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Jurgis Rudkus faces the harsh reality of being unable to compete for jobs in his weakened state.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

A Night at the Dance Hall

  • Tamoszius Kuszleika, after drinking beer, plays the violin and leads the evening's celebration with a dreamy waltz.
  • Valentinavyczia saws "Broom. broom. broom" to the music, and the company pairs off to dance.
  • The older people at the dance have dances from home with strange and complicated steps, while the young prefer the "two-step."
  • Jokubas Szedvilas and his wife, Lucija, who run a delicatessen store, are too fat to dance and stand in the middle of the floor, rocking from side to side.
  • The older people wear clothing reminiscent of their home country, while the young people wear ready-made dresses or shirt-waists.
  • The younger couples at the dance have their own styles of dancing, some boisterous and some nervous, but each couple is paired for the evening.
  • Alena Jasaityte, engaged to Juozas Raczius, is described as proud and wears a white shirt-waist representing half a week’s labor painting cans.
  • Jadvyga Marcinkus, who has an invalid mother and three little sisters to support, dances with Mikolas in an old white dress she has worn to parties for the past five years.
  • Jadvyga and Mikolas have been engaged for five years, but they have faced obstacles to marriage due to Mikolas's job as a beef-boner, which is dangerous and has caused him injuries.
  • Mikolas has suffered from blood-poisoning twice in the last three years, leading to extended periods of unemployment and standing at the doors of the packing-houses in bitter winter mornings.
  • Beef-boners are said to make forty cents an hour, but the text suggests that this statistic does not reflect the difficult and dangerous nature of the work.
  • The text implies a sense of hardship and struggle for the characters, particularly for Jadvyga and Mikolas, whose engagement has been tested by Mikolas's dangerous job and the resulting injuries and unemployment.

Hardship in Packingtown

  • Jonas spots a shop owned by J. Szedvilas, a friend who made his fortune in America, working in the delicatessen business.
  • The families reunite after years apart and become lifelong friends, with Jokubas Szedvilas helping them navigate the pitfalls of the new world.
  • Despite the high wages in America, the family realizes that the prices are also high, making them feel cheated.
  • They are almost starved as they struggle to afford food at American prices.
  • They arrive at the home of the Widow Jukniene, a wizened-up woman with a filthy home and a standing jest that she cleans house by letting chickens loose in the rooms.
  • The boarders humorously remark that the chickens are fed rather than cleaning the rooms.
  • Mrs. Jukniene’s attack of rheumatism leaves her unable to clean, and eleven boarders leave for employment in Kansas City, leaving the family with no better housing options.
  • Mrs. Jukniene offers to share her room with the new arrivals, suggesting they can sleep on the sidewalk due to the hot weather and the lack of bedding.
  • Jurgis plans to find a job the next day to secure a place of their own.
  • They explore the district behind the yards, finding two-story frame houses, bare spaces, and children playing among yellow weeds and discarded tomato cans.
  • They face the harsh reality of life in Packingtown, with high prices, poor living conditions, and the struggle to find stable employment.
  • The text paints a picture of the family's struggle to survive in a new and challenging environment, highlighting the harsh living conditions and the difficulties of finding work.

Home Purchase and Legal Confusion

  • Szedvilas is in a legal agreement to buy a house for $1500, with a down payment of $300 and the rest to be paid in monthly installments of $12.
  • The lawyer assures Szedvilas that the transaction is legitimate and there are no tricks involved, as this is the only property they have and any issues would ruin them.
  • Teta Elzbieta, Szedvilas' wife, is visibly distressed and on the verge of tears as she contemplates signing the agreement, fearing it might be a trap.
  • Ona, another family member, is also anxious and wants to warn her stepmother not to proceed, but feels unable to due to fear.
  • Teta Elzbieta eventually lays the money on the table, and the agent counts it, writes a receipt, and hands them the deed, appearing satisfied and polite throughout.
  • After paying the lawyer's fee, they leave with the deed, feeling weak and terrified.
  • Jurgis, a family member, arrives home and is convinced they have been swindled, vowing to confront the agent.
  • Jurgis rushes to another lawyer with Szedvilas to seek advice, and the lawyer confirms that the property indeed belongs to them once the money is paid.
  • Jurgis is overcome with relief and gratitude, paying the lawyer's fee without hesitation before rushing home to share the news.
  • The family is in disarray, believing Jurgis went to harm the agent, and it takes hours to calm the excitement.
  • The family is elated to realize they have bought a home, and they eagerly plan their move.
  • They are preparing to move out of Aniele's place, and are discussing how to furnish their new home, with everyone in Packingtown eager to help them settle in.

Struggles of a Poor Family in Packingtown

  • Teta Elzbieta and her children suffer in the cold, huddled around a stove, with inadequate clothing and bedding to keep warm
  • The dilapidated house they live in is a far cry from their previous cabins, and the cold becomes a living presence in their room
  • They experience frightful cold, shivering, sobbing, and fighting for warmth, with no one to hear their cries for help
  • Despite their hardships, a germ of hope sprouts in their hearts during this deadly winter
  • Marija, a member of the family, becomes involved with Tamoszius Kuszleika, a petite violin player, who is fascinated by her energy
  • Tamoszius visits Marija on Sunday afternoons, and his music captivates the entire family, bringing tears to Teta Elzbieta's eyes
  • Marija benefits from the friendship, as Tamoszius is paid to play at events and invites her to parties, where she enjoys the refreshments
  • Marija's presence at these parties is restricted to the refreshment table, due to Tamoszius's jealousy and excitable temperament
  • For the family, these Saturday nights provide a rare relaxation from their toil and poverty in Packingtown
  • Marija's travel and widening horizon bring new personalities and stories to the family each week
  • The family's limited social circle leads to a focus on gossip about acquaintances, reflecting the isolated nature of life in Packingtown
  • Despite the hardships, the family finds solace in the little they have and the stories they share.

Struggles of Jurgis and Ona in Packingtown

  • Jurgis feels a deep sense of pride and responsibility towards his baby, Antanas
  • Jurgis has very little time to spend with his baby due to work, while Ona has to work as well
  • Ona is forced to return to work shortly after giving birth, impacting her health
  • Many women in Packingtown suffer from health issues due to their work, and cannot afford proper treatment
  • Jurgis makes less money compared to the previous summer as the packers hire more hands
  • The packers hire new workers every week, keeping them poor and preventing them from preparing for a strike
  • The workers face increasingly harsh working conditions, with constant speeding-up of the work
  • Piece-work is implemented, reducing the time for the same work and paying the same wages
  • The canning-factory workers organize a strike in response to a drastic cut in their earnings
  • The strike doesn't last long, as new labor rushes in to replace the striking workers
  • The workers' struggles and exploitation in Packingtown lead to the formation of a new union
  • The workers' discontent with their working conditions is evident, leading to frequent labor disputes

The Jungle: Jurgis' Struggle to Survive

  • Jurgis becomes increasingly frightened and distrustful due to the crises he faces
  • Ona, Jurgis' wife, appears desperate and hunted, experiencing anguish and despair
  • Jurgis lives like a beast of burden, working long hours to make ends meet
  • The family works 15-16 hours a day in the packing plant to earn a meager income
  • Jurgis worries about the women's safety as they work late hours and struggle to stay awake
  • Jurgis falls asleep waiting for the women to come home, and wakes up to a nightmare
  • Ona has not come home, and Jurgis sets out into the bitter cold and snow to find her
  • Jurgis panics and searches for Ona, fearing the worst
  • Jurgis waits anxiously for Ona by the time-office window, fearing for her safety
  • Ona finally emerges from the snow-mist, sobbing and trembling
  • Ona was unable to get home due to the snow and had to stay with a friend, Jadvyga
  • Ona was frightened and worried about Jurgis not knowing her whereabouts

Family crisis and helplessness

  • Jurgis and his family face exploitation and hardship due to the merciless practices of the packers and the city's harsh conditions
  • The family is evicted from their home, leaving them helpless and at the mercy of their oppressors
  • Jurgis rushes to Aniele's house, where he hears a distressing scream from inside
  • He finds the women in the kitchen, and Marija reveals that Ona is in labor
  • Jurgis is shocked as the birth was not expected yet
  • Ona's agonizing screams and pleas for death distress Jurgis and the women
  • The lack of money prevents the family from seeking medical help
  • Jurgis is unable to control his emotions and is driven out into the rain
  • Despite trying to escape the sounds, he keeps returning to the house, tormented by Ona's suffering
  • The family's desperation and helplessness in the face of the unexpected childbirth and lack of resources
  • Jurgis becomes frantic and bareheaded as he paces in the rain, torn between leaving to avoid the sounds and returning because he cannot bear to be away
  • The family's struggle and Jurgis's inability to cope with the crisis demonstrate their vulnerability and powerlessness.

Hardships of Jurgis Rudkus in "The Jungle"

  • Jurgis Rudkus is a homeless man, struggling to find affection and acceptance in his life.
  • He spends his time in saloons, gambling, drinking, and looking at "sporting papers."
  • Jurgis toils for Chicago merchants, enduring dangerous and life-threatening work conditions.
  • He suffers a severe injury at work, leading to a hospital stay during Christmas.
  • The hospital serves low-quality food, including "graftmeat" meant for public officials and inmates.
  • Jurgis is discharged from the hospital, despite not being fully recovered, due to lack of resources.
  • He is left with only two dollars and sixty-five cents, unable to work for months due to his injury.
  • Jurgis faces the harsh reality of being unable to compete for jobs in his weakened state.
  • He seeks refuge in a saloon to escape the cold, but is reminded of the unwritten rule to keep buying drinks or leave.
  • Jurgis faces the daunting prospect of begging and realizes the disadvantage he would have even in that.
  • He struggles with the bitter cold and the lack of help or consideration for his plight.
  • Jurgis Rudkus is left in a desperate and helpless state, forced to navigate a world that offers no respite for his suffering.

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