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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Jimmie and Mudder fight wildly in the apartment in Chapter 9, where is Maggie hiding?
(a) In the hallway.
(b) In the other room.
(c) In the shadows.
(d) At the old woman's apartment.

2. Which boy ends up a bloody mess at the conclusion of the street fight?
(a) Pete.
(b) Jimmie.
(c) Roger.
(d) Blue Billie.

3. In Chapter 4, for what is the preacher's audience waiting?
(a) Soup tickets.
(b) The doctor.
(c) A cab.
(d) The bus.

4. When the dancing girl first appears in the show, what is she wearing?
(a) A long, full yellow dress.
(b) A long, slinky red dress.
(c) A pink dress with short skirts.
(d) A black leotard.

5. Where do Pete and Maggie often go together on weekday evenings?
(a) To the park.
(b) To church.
(c) To saloons.
(d) To plays.

6. Of what class of people are most of those attending the show with Pete and Maggie?
(a) The aristocracy.
(b) The upper class.
(c) The lower class.
(d) The working class.

7. What is Maggie's impression of Pete?
(a) He is a loud-mouthed fool.
(b) He is looking for trouble.
(c) He would make an ideal beau.
(d) He is wise and good.

8. When they attend the show in Chapter 7, where do Pete and Maggie sit?
(a) At a table in the middle of the room.
(b) At a table near the door.
(c) At a table beside the stage.
(d) At a table under the balcony.

9. As he argues with Fader in the doorway, with what does Jimmie get hit?
(a) An empty pail.
(b) A rock.
(c) A piece of wood.
(d) An empty bottle.

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

11. Who says, "Is yer fader beatin' yer mudder, or yer mudder beatin' yer fader"?
(a) Pete.
(b) The old man.
(c) Jimmie.
(d) The old woman.

12. Which group of boys is winning the street fight before it is broken up?
(a) The Black Door boys.
(b) The Evil's Row boys.
(c) The Rum Alley boys.
(d) The Devil's Row boys.

13. In the opening scene of Chapter 1, what are the boys throwing at each other?
(a) Balls.
(b) Bottles.
(c) Stones.
(d) Sticks.

14. Where does Jimmie walk on the way to the apartment after the street brawl of Chapter 1?
(a) On his father's left side.
(b) On his father's right side.
(c) In front of his father.
(d) Behind his father.

15. What does the author say disguises Maggie's looks when she is a child?
(a) Shadows.
(b) Bruises.
(c) Dirt.
(d) Fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two groups of boys are involved in the opening street fight?

2. Who is the new head of the Johnson family?

3. What three characters figure prominently in every play that Maggie and Pete go to see?

4. What is Jimmie standing on as he curses his opponents in the street fight?

5. In Chapter 3, what does the old woman send Jimmie to buy for her?

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