Out Of This Furnace

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Real life counterpart of the Character George Kracha.

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This quiz explores themes from 'Out of this Furnace' by Thomas Bell, focusing on characters, settings, and historical contexts related to labor movements in American steel mills. It assesses knowledge of the novel's plot, character relationships, and its portrayal of early 20th-century labor struggles.

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· Racial epithet referring to Slovaks of the steel towns
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Joe Dubik’s wife.
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Place where Dubik lived. A lot of Slovaks from Sarisa lived there. Located in Braddock. Where all types of immigrants first lived where they arrived to the U.S.A

Explanation
The given information suggests that Dubik lived in a place where many Slovaks from Sarisa also lived. This place is located in Braddock and is known as the First Ward. It is described as a place where all types of immigrants first lived upon their arrival to the U.S.A. Therefore, the correct answer is First Ward.

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Province to the northeast of Kracha’s own Abavuska. Hometown of Zuska and her husband John Mihula.

Explanation
Zemplinska is the province that is located to the northeast of Kracha's own Abavuska. It is also the hometown of Zuska and her husband John Mihula.

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Place where Thomas Bell was born. Where Joe Dubik moved to. Where Captain Jones was buried.

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The correct answer is Braddock because it is the place where all three events mentioned in the question occurred. Thomas Bell was born in Braddock, Joe Dubik moved to Braddock, and Captain Jones was buried in Braddock.

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Slovakian province where the village of Tvarosc is located. Dubik and Mike Dobrejcak are from here

Explanation
Sarisa is the correct answer because the question states that Dubik and Mike Dobrejcak are from a Slovakian province where the village of Tvarosc is located. Since Sarisa is mentioned in the question, it can be inferred that Sarisa is the province where Tvarosc is located and where Dubik and Mike Dobrejcak are from.

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Eldest son of a carpenter from Dubik’s village in Tvarsoc in Sarisa. He came to Braddock and boarded with Dorta and John. Marrie Kracha’s first daughter, Mary. Father of Johhny “Dobie” Dobrejcak.
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Thomas Bell’s cousin who remembers how Bell would work the 12 hour shift in Donara mill, come home and pound the type writer til four in the morning, sleep a couple of hours and then go back to the mill.
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Real life version of Mr. Flack
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Thomas Bell’s given name. Born in Braddock on March 7, 1903, the son of Michael and Mary Belecjcak.
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Francka’s husband. George Kracha’s brother-in-law who works as a cook at the White Haven lumber camp.

Explanation
Andrej Sedlar is Francka's husband's brother-in-law and works as a cook at the White Haven lumber camp. This means that Andrej is married to Francka's sister and is employed as a cook at the mentioned location.

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George’s sister.
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Zuska. Becomes Kracha’s mistress and eventually marries him after she becomes pregnant. She steals from him and flees after he drunkenly beats her.
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Kracha’s best friend. He dies in a fire in furnace H caused by the steel company’s negligence. Husband of Dorta.

Explanation
Joe Dubik is the best friend of Kracha and he dies in a fire in furnace H, which was caused by the negligence of the steel company. He is also mentioned as the husband of Dorta.

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Village in the Slovakian (Austro-hungarian) province of Sarisa. Joe Dubik and Mike Dobrejcak are from this village.
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In the early 30s, was president of the Braddock local of the Amalgamated Association of iron, steel, and tin workers and then a member of both the Employee Representatives at Edgar Thompson and the SWOC the states that the novel’s documentary materials concerning passed by Smolinski to Bell.
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Employee Representation Plans. After the NIRA is passed which includes a section giving workers the right to choose their own collective barganing agent. In response, the companies create their own “union” called the E.R.P. Dobie and others sign men up for the Amalgamated, a true workers’ union.
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A Slovak themed newspaper that interviewed Thomas Bell in 1946.

Explanation
The correct answer is "Ludovy Dennik." This is a Slovak themed newspaper that interviewed Thomas Bell in 1946.

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Industrial equipment used to mass-produce steel from molten pig-iron.

Explanation
The correct answer is "Bessemers." The Bessemer process is a method used to mass-produce steel from molten pig-iron. It involves blowing air through the molten iron to remove impurities and convert it into steel. This process revolutionized the steel industry in the 19th century, making it more efficient and cost-effective. The Bessemer converter, which is the industrial equipment used for this process, played a crucial role in the mass production of steel and the growth of the industrial revolution.

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General superintendent of the Carnegie steel mill in Braddock. Was fatally injured in an accident at the mill when iron splashed over him during a tapping of a furnace.

Explanation
Captain Bill Jones was the general superintendent of the Carnegie steel mill in Braddock. Unfortunately, he met with a tragic accident at the mill when iron splashed over him during a tapping of a furnace, resulting in fatal injuries.

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Dobie helps to organize the SWOC at the huge Edgar Thomson factory facility of the U.S steel.
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· George’s sickly wife.
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First child of Mike and Mary Dobrejcak.
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A steel mill in Braddock.
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General superintendent of Braddock mill.

Explanation
The correct answer is Mr. Flack because he is mentioned as the general superintendent of Braddock mill.

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Real life version of Mike Dobrejcak. Father of Thomas Bell. Behind the general themes behind Kracha, Mike, Mary and Dobie—The Fictional characters—are Bell’s own family, the Belejcaks.

Explanation
The correct answer is Michael Belejcak because the passage mentions that the real-life version of Mike Dobrejcak is the father of Thomas Bell, and the fictional characters in Kracha are based on Bell's own family, the Belejcaks. Therefore, Michael Belejcak is the most likely answer.

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· George and Elena’s first daughter. Marries Mike Doberjcak.

Explanation
This answer suggests that Mary Dobrejcak is the first daughter of George and Elena. She is also mentioned to have married someone named Mike Doberjcak.

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Out Of This Furnace

Real life counterpart of the Character George Kracha.

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· Racial epithet referring to Slovaks of the steel towns

Joe Dubik’s wife.

Place where Dubik lived. A lot of Slovaks from Sarisa lived there. Located in Braddock. Where all types of immigrants first lived where they arrived to the U.S.A

Province to the northeast of Kracha’s own Abavuska. Hometown of Zuska and her husband John Mihula.

Place where Thomas Bell was born. Where Joe Dubik moved to. Where Captain Jones was buried.

Slovakian province where the village of Tvarosc is located. Dubik and Mike Dobrejcak are from here

Eldest son of a carpenter from Dubik’s village in Tvarsoc in Sarisa. He came to Braddock and boarded with Dorta and John. Marrie Kracha’s first daughter, Mary. Father of Johhny “Dobie” Dobrejcak.

Thomas Bell’s cousin who remembers how Bell would work the 12 hour shift in Donara mill, come home and pound the type writer til four in the morning, sleep a couple of hours and then go back to the mill.

Real life version of Mr. Flack

Thomas Bell’s given name. Born in Braddock on March 7, 1903, the son of Michael and Mary Belecjcak.

Francka’s husband. George Kracha’s brother-in-law who works as a cook at the White Haven lumber camp.

George’s sister.

Zuska. Becomes Kracha’s mistress and eventually marries him after she becomes pregnant. She steals from him and flees after he drunkenly beats her.

Kracha’s best friend. He dies in a fire in furnace H caused by the steel company’s negligence. Husband of Dorta.

Village in the Slovakian (Austro-hungarian) province of Sarisa. Joe Dubik and Mike Dobrejcak are from this village.

In the early 30s, was president of the Braddock local of the Amalgamated Association of iron, steel, and tin workers and then a member of both the Employee Representatives at Edgar Thompson and the SWOC the states that the novel’s documentary materials concerning passed by Smolinski to Bell.

A Slovak themed newspaper that interviewed Thomas Bell in 1946.

Industrial equipment used to mass-produce steel from molten pig-iron.

General superintendent of the Carnegie steel mill in Braddock. Was fatally injured in an accident at the mill when iron splashed over him during a tapping of a furnace.

Dobie helps to organize the SWOC at the huge Edgar Thomson factory facility of the U.S steel.

· George’s sickly wife.

First child of Mike and Mary Dobrejcak.

A steel mill in Braddock.

General superintendent of Braddock mill.

Real life version of Mike Dobrejcak. Father of Thomas Bell. Behind the general themes behind Kracha, Mike, Mary and Dobie—The Fictional characters—are Bell’s own family, the Belejcaks.

· George and Elena’s first daughter. Marries Mike Doberjcak.