Deck 32: At a Slaughterhouse, Some Things Never Die

Question 1

Blacks and Mexicans are most likely to do which type of job at Smithfield Packing Company?

A) mechanic
B) picnic line
C) supervisor
D) warehouse work

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The author states that the first thing one learns at the Smithfield Packing Company is ______.

A) racism is unacceptable
B) the value of a knife
C) life is unfair
D) how to slaughter a cow

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The majority of the workers at the hog plant are ______.

A) Latino
B) criminals
C) Black.
D) farmers

Answer 3

A

Question 4

How many animals does Smithfield Packing Company slaughter every year?

A) 1 million
B) 4 million
C) 9 million
D) 19 million

Question 5

Who typically works the kill floor?

A) Blacks
B) Mexicans
C) Whites
D) Native Americans

Question 6

Mercedes and Armando Fernández insisted that the author use their ______ names.

A) work
B) back alley
C) union
D) real

Question 7

What is the hierarchy of power at the hog plant?

A) White, Mexican, Indian, Black
B) White, Indian, Black, Mexican
C) Indian, White, Mexican, Black
D) Black, Mexican, Indian, White

Question 8

Which of the following was the most threatening to workers at the hog plant?

A) managers at the plant
B) animals that looked them in the eyes
C) knives that had just been sharpened
D) other workers of different races

Question 9

According to the former director of purchasing at Smithfield Packing Company, the plant assigns workers based on ______.

A) a bidding process
B) economics
C) one's work ethic
D) race

Question 10

Why was Billy Harwood so certain he would find another job if he quit the plant?

A) He is a skilled laborer.
B) He belongs to a union.
C) He works hard.
D) He is White.

Question 11

Name two places where the company finds employees.

Question 12

How are employees at Smithfield Packing Company isolated from each other?

Question 13

Describe the process of kill-floor work.

Question 14

Identify two reasons why many refused to vote for the union.

Question 15

What was the significance of Billy Harwood to Mercedes Fernández?