The Jungle Chapter 1

What event begins the book?

• A wedding

• a funeral

• A protest

• in a hospital

Where does the event mentioned the opening of chapter 1 take place?

• Chicago

• New Orleans

• New york

• Cincinnati

The highlight of the celebration is the acziavimas: the guests, linking their hands, form a rotating circle while the musicians play; the bride stands in the middle and each male guest takes a turn dancing with her. Where are the male guest expected to drop money?

• None of the choices

• into a hat, held by Teta Elzbieta, Ona’s stepmother.

• into the Brides purse

• Into the bank

How much money is each guest expected to give?

• 100.00

• 50.00

• Each gives according to his means, helping the newlyweds pay for the veselija, which can cost upward of three hundred dollars—more than a year’s wages for many of the guests.

• 10% of their salary

Ona becomes frightened and worried about the cost of the ceremony, why?

• She notices that many people are leaving without paying, and she is worried that she and her husband cant pay for the ceremony

• She thinks the people are cheap

• She thinks the people do not like her

• She notices the guests taking money out of the container

If a worker is one minute late to work, what is the consequence?

• he loses an hour’s pay

• he loses his job

• He loses a days pay

• He is killed

Why is getting fired from the factory such a big deal for the men?

• All of the above or below

• Good paying jobs are hard to come by

• Getting fired means waiting for hours in doorways for up to weeks at a time to obtain another job. In Packingtown,

• Getting fired means his family may not eat