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The Jungle

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Upton Sinclair Biography

Introduction
Personal Background
Literary Career
Political Background
Career Highlights

About The Jungle

Introduction
Naturalism
Muckraking
Critical Reception

Summary, Analysis, and Original Text

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31

Character List

Character Map

Character Analysis

Introduction
The Narrator
Jurgis
Ona
Marija
Elzbieta
Phil Connor
Jack Duane

Critical Essays

The Tenets of Sinclair's Socialism
Jurgis' Journey through Hell to Socialism
Sinclair's The Jungle from a Contemporary Critical Perspective

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1:  From which country have Jurgis and Ona immigrated?

a. Albania

b. Yugoslavia

c. Lithuania

d. Romania
2:  In what American city is Packingtown located?

a. Philadelphia

b. Chicago

c. Detroit

d. New York
3:  How does Jurgis injure himself, resulting in his inability to go to work for three weeks?

a. He sprains his ankle.

b. He breaks his wrist.

c. He twists his arm.

d. He strains his back.
4:  What is the largest financial mistake that Jurgis and his family make?

a. Opening a bank account

b. Buying stock

c. Buying a house

d. Selling their land
5:  Jurgis is jailed for attacking whom?

a. Their neighbor

b. Ona’s boss

c. The democratic leader

d. The head of the union
6:  How does Ona die?

a. Jurgis accidentally kills her

b. Of hypothermia

c. At work

d. As a result of childbirth
7:  How does Antanas die?

a. He is poisoned.

b. He drowns.

c. He is run over by a streetcar.

d. He has a seizure.
8:  With whom does Jurgis team up for a life of crime?

a. Jack Duane

b. Tommy Hinds

c. Nicholas Schliemann

d. Mike Scully
9:  At the end of The Jungle, Marija is working as a

a. Dressmaker

b. School teacher

c. Prostitute

d. Maid
10:  Who said the following: “I will work harder.”

a. Jurgis

b. Ona

c. Marija

d. Elzbieta
11:  Who said the following: “It’s the second time they’ve sent me up on a trumped-up charge -- I’ve had hard luck and can’t pay them what they want. Why don’t you quit Chicago with me, Jurgis?”

a. Phil Connor

b. Mike Scully

c. Jack Duane

d. Tommy Hinds



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