View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who else is drinking at the bar during the verbal exchange between Jimmie, his companion, and Pete?
(a) An old man.
(b) An old woman.
(c) A quiet stranger.
(d) Mudder.

2. When Jimmie happens upon his furiously screaming mother, what does he tell her to do?
(a) Come home.
(b) Go back to the saloon.
(c) Stop shouting.
(d) Take a nap.

3. When Mudder curses Maggie, what does she call her?
(a) A disgrace.
(b) A foolish girl.
(c) A wayward child.
(d) A whore.

4. Who warns Pete, "Don't be fresh now"?
(a) Jimmie.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Mudder.
(d) The waiter.

5. Where is Maggie while Pete and Jimmie exchange tales of valor in Chapter 5?
(a) Hanging laundry outside.
(b) At work.
(c) In another room.
(d) In the shadows.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color dresses are the orchestra women wearing in Chapter 7?

2. What act follows the dancing girl in the show that Maggie and Pete attend?

3. What two things set Pete apart from the Rum Alley tenement crowd?

4. To what four animals are the fighters in Chapter 11 compared?

5. What does the author say disguises Maggie's looks when she is a child?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 224 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample