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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As he refuses to take Pete's money, what does the waiter call Pete?
(a) A fool.
(b) A benefactor.
(c) An idiot.
(d) A womanizer.

2. Who comes into the apartment to stare at Maggie when she comes home?
(a) The police.
(b) The women and children of Rum Alley.
(c) The old woman.
(d) The men of Rum Alley.

3. After the saloon brawl with Pete, how long does Jimmie wait before returning home?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Several hours.
(c) A number of days.
(d) A month.

4. When the old woman tells her tale in Chapter 10, what does she say that Maggie asks Pete?
(a) If he loved her.
(b) If he would marry her.
(c) If she could live with him.
(d) When she would see him again.

5. How long is Freddie silent after Pete and Nellie leave?
(a) Five minutes.
(b) An hour.
(c) Half an hour.
(d) Twenty minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pete throw on the table just before falling asleep?

2. Which friend of Pete's is among the women in the saloon with him?

3. While at work in the saloon, what color jacket does Pete wear?

4. What has been done to the apartment when Jimmie arrives home from work?

5. When Maggie relates the tragic tales of her childhood, who does Pete denounce as "jays"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is ironic about Mudders condemnation of Maggie's evil ways?

2. Why is Mudder raving when Jimmie finally comes home after his saloon fight?

3. What are the women in the dark hallway saying as Jimmie passes them on his way out to find Pete?

4. What are the true motives of the women surrounding Pete at the saloon in Chapter 18?

5. Why does the "painted" girl direct her glances toward the rural, less educated men?

6. How might Maggie's story be different if the stout gentleman she encounters in the suburbs stops to help her?

7. How does Nellie's attitude toward Pete in Chapter 18 reflect a sort of poetic justice?

8. Why does the old woman stop Jimmie to report what she witnessed in the hallway?

9. What does Jimmie do when the policeman arrives to break up the saloon fight?

10. How do Jimmie and his companion get Pete's attention after they sit down at the bar?

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