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The jungle quiz upton sinclair this study guide consists of approximately 44 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the jungle. Jurgis witnesses the speeding up process whereby the bosses force a pace man to set a nearly impossible pace for the workers on the line, leading to dangerous exhaustion, physical ailments, and the author writes, even death. The jungle study guide contains a biography of upton sinclair. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. This book immediately caught me as a reader because of the theme of the book and how the book was based a true story. The jungle study guide contains a biography of upton sinclair, literature essays, a complete etext, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. The project gutenberg ebook of the jungle, by upton sinclair this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.
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