WorksheetsThe Jungle Chapter 1
Total questions: 7
Worksheet time: 4mins
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
