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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who comes into the apartment to stare at Maggie when she comes home?
2. Where does Jimmie hide after the saloon fight to avoid being caught?
3. What is the name of the "forlorn woman" who is wandering at the beginning of Chapter 15?
4. When Pete and Maggie join Nellie and Freddie, where does Maggie sit?
5. What does Pete throw on the table just before falling asleep?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the decor of the saloon where Pete works as a bartender.
2. How might Maggie's story be different if the stout gentleman she encounters in the suburbs stops to help her?
3. Why is Mudder raving when Jimmie finally comes home after his saloon fight?
4. How does Nellie's attitude toward Pete in Chapter 18 reflect a sort of poetic justice?
5. What is ironic about Mudders condemnation of Maggie's evil ways?
6. Why does the "painted" girl direct her glances toward the rural, less educated men?
7. Compare Pete's attitude toward Nellie to Maggie's attitude toward Pete.
8. As the fight between Jimmie and his companion and Pete progresses, a beer glass is thrown. What happens next?
9. What does Jimmie do when the policeman arrives to break up the saloon fight?
10. Why does the old woman stop Jimmie to report what she witnessed in the hallway?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Define and discuss the concept of hypocrisy. Where do you see hypocrisy at work in the story? Identify and explain at least two examples of hypocrisy in the text.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the effectiveness of the book in each of the following areas:
A) Overall theme.
B) Characterization.
C) Plot.
D) Use of literary devices (symbolism, metaphor, etc.).
Essay Topic 3
In the early chapters of the book, we see the disciplinary styles of both Mudder and Fader. How do we see these things reemerge in the adult lives of Jimmie and Maggie? Cite at least four specific examples from the text.
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