The Jungle

What does the word "desolate" mean?

• unable to think clearly or understand something.

• very lonely and sad.

• to spend time experiencing something without making an effort to change your situation.

• in a way that shows no pity or sympathy for other people.

What is a stockyard?

• enclosed areas where farm animal such as cattle are kept temporarily for slaughter, market, or shipping.

• very lonely or sad.

• to spend time experiencing without making an effort to change your situation.

• unable to think clearly or understand something.

What idea does the author most likely express by describing the group of people as "no better off than before" in paragraph 1?

• A person that is successful in one city can bring that success to a new city.

• Changing locations does not necessarily change a person’s situation in life.

• People might be rude to strangers before they get to know and help them.

• Two locations that are far apart can look nearly the same to a person.

In paragraph 2, which technique mainly does the author use to emphasize a change among sameness?

• The repetition of the phrase “here and there”

• The descriptions of the “dirty little wooden buildings”

• The reference to the “darkening” air and the “filthy” earth

• The use of the words “mile” and “procession” more than once

Why does the author most likely use the term it so frequently in paragraph 3?

• To emphasize that the people on the train knew each other so well they could speak informally about the work they would soon undertake

• To emphasize that the people on the train were viewing plants and trees from the window that they did not know the names of

• To emphasize that the people on the train spoke a different language than the people living in the city from which they departed

• To emphasize that the people on the train were traveling in an unknown environment and could not identify a new odor

How mainly does the focus change from Chapter 2 to Chapter 10?

• A. In Chapter 2, the author writes about the landscape that the people see; in Chapter 10, the author writes about the buildings the people work in at the stockyard.

• In Chapter 2, the author writes about living life in the city among a large group of people; in Chapter 10, the author writes about living life in the country.

• In Chapter 2, the author writes about a specific group of immigrants; in Chapter 10, the author writes from a general perspective about the oppressive conditions of the laborers.

• In Chapter 2, the author writes about the dangers of living in a city; in Chapter 10, the author writes about the dangers of working in the stockyards.

Which sense does the author mainly rely on in paragraph 3 to create an impression of mystery?

• sight

• touch

• smell

• sound

In Chapter 10, what is most likely the author’s purpose for describing the bookkeeper in relation to the laborer?

• To show that the bookkeepers reached out to laborers because they were tasked with assisting them with job duties

• To show there was a policy that allowed the laborers to work toward a better position as a bookkeeper

• To show that morale was affected because bookkeepers made more income than the laborers

• To show there was a social division that affected the way bookkeepers interacted with the laborers

Which passage from Chapter 10 most accurately suggests the conditions at the stockyards?

• “Perhaps the summertime suggests to you thoughts of the country, visions of green fields and mountains and sparkling lakes.”

• “It grew darker all the time, and upon the earth the grass seemed to grow less green.”

• “There was not even a decent place where a man could wash his hands, and the men ate as much raw blood as food…”

• “... he would dress differently, and live in another part of the town, and come to work at a different hour of the day, and in every way make sure that he never rubbed elbows with a laboring man. ”

What is "main idea"?

• What the text is mostly about. It is one sentence explaining what the text is about - What does the author want you to know about the topic?

• The title of the text.

• The message or lesson that you learn from the story.

• The way that the text makes you feel. The author uses positive and negative words to make the reader feel things.