Neff "The Jungle" Quiz Review – Flashcards
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Who is the Lithuanian Immigrant who travelled to America, Physically Strong, Arrogant, The Protagonist of the story
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Jurgis Rudkis
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Who is Jurgis' wife
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Ona Rudkus
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Who is the Lithuanian immigrant who owns a deli in Packingtown, friend with Jurgis before he came to America, Jurgis heard he got rich in America
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Jokubus Szedvilas
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Who is the Democratic Boss of Packingtown, who owned everyone and everything, paid well for peoples loyalty, Head of the Political Machine
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Mike Scully
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Who is Jurgis' Boss, Antagonist of the story
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Mike Scully
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Who wrote the jungle ?
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Upton Sinclair
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When was the Jungle published ?
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1906
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The Acts were established because of the book "The Jungle"
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Pure Food and Drug Act & Meat Inspection Act
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Who were the writers that exposed abuses in government ( corruption ) and business ?
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Muckrakers
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Why did Jurgis want to move to America ?
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To be rich ( The American Dream ), Freedom not to be in the military, better job opportunity, better life for his family
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What were some of the problems that the family had during or after their trip to America ?
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They did not know English ( Language Barrier ) and they got ripped off by someone posing as a Policeman, Problems finding a place to live, did not know where everything was
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What is the name of the place where the children were playing in the trash ?
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The Stockyards
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Who does the family meet after their arrival in the stockyards ?
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Jokubas Szedvilas
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What are some of the ways Jokubus helps the family ?
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Acts as a guide, helping them to find a job, Helps to teach the family English
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What does Jurgis realize about America that ruins his dream of being rich ?
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He makes more money but things cost more ( higher cost of living )
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Where does Jurgis find work ?
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Durham & Brown's Slaughterhouse, worked as a person who shoveled guts
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What are some things that Jurgis learns upon joining the union ?
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Learns to read and speak English & Learns about Politics
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What is Graft ?
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An advantage gained by shady means, Bribery, Extortion ( Political Bribery )
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Who is Mike Scully ?
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The rich, democratic Boss of Packingtown who owned the dump and brick factory in Chicago, head of the Political Machine
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What is " Bubbly Creek " ?
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Part of Chicago river, forms the southern boundry of the yards, open sewer and toxic waste dump, full of trash and animal parts
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What are some scandals which occurred in or around Packingtown ?
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1. People scooping lard out of Bubbly Creek to sell 2. Selling Carcasses and hogs which have diseases 3. Stealing water from the cities pipes 4. Cut up ice from Bubbly Creek to sell 5. Killed horses for meat & fertilizer 6. Acid burns wool pluckers hands
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a delicatessen ( deli )
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A store where delicious meats are sold
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refuse
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a name for the trash and junk that was dumped on the "made" land
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carcass
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the bones and bits of flesh after an animal was picked by the butcher
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a cause of great suffering and distress, a problem
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affliction
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a person who practices changing a thing into something better.
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alchemist
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my goodness, heavens
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dieve
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a bad (legally or morally) situation involving a person of some prominence that becomes public
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scandal
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Lithuanian word meaning weak, faint, delicate.
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silpnas
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squeal, utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs
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squeal
