Sister Carrie Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Carrie unable to pay the person who comes to her flat demanding money?
(a) The sum is too high.
(b) She does not get her next paycheck for 3 more days.
(c) She has just paid her rent.
(d) She knows nothing of this debt.

2. Who introduces Carrie to Mr. Ames?
(a) Mr. Ames introduces himself.
(b) Mrs. Vance.
(c) The director of Carrie's play.
(d) Hurstwood.

3. What is Carrie doing when she first meets Mr. Ames?
(a) Going to the theater with Mrs. Vance.
(b) Crying in a park.
(c) Auditioning for a play.
(d) Taking a walk.

4. What does Hurstwood do when he returns home day after day without finding another job?
(a) Eats his dinner in silence.
(b) Goes to bed.
(c) Smokes his pipe and talks with Carrie.
(d) Reads the paper.

5. Where does Hurstwood decide to look for a job after someone comes to his flat demanding a bill be paid?
(a) A department store.
(b) A bar.
(c) The train station.
(d) The trolley yard.

6. What causes Hurstwood to go to the hospital?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Influenza.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) A broken leg.

7. Where does Carrie move to after finding great success on stage?
(a) A new house.
(b) A large flat.
(c) A large condominium.
(d) A fancy hotel.

8. Who does Carrie ask to live with her after finding great success on stage?
(a) Lola.
(b) Hurstwood.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her new love interest.

9. Why does Hurstwood want to move himself and Carrie into a flat smaller than the first one they have rented?
(a) He wants to have more money to gamble.
(b) He wants to live closer to his place of work.
(c) He wants to move Carrie away from the Vances.
(d) He wants to save money to buy his own club.

10. How much does Hurstwood have to pay for interest in a bar?
(a) $10,000.
(b) $10.
(c) $1000.
(d) $100.

11. How much money of his own does Hurstwood have left after Carrie finds her first job in New York?
(a) $300.
(b) $30.
(c) $3.
(d) $3000.

12. How does Hurstwood get by after being released from the hospital?
(a) Stealing.
(b) Charity.
(c) Borrowed money.
(d) Begging.

13. What does Carrie do in response to the increasing despondency shown by Hurstwood?
(a) She moves out.
(b) She gets medical help for him.
(c) She sleeps in another bed.
(d) She files for divorce.

14. What does Hurstwood do to avoid looking for work?
(a) Apply for unemployment checks.
(b) Sit on park benches.
(c) Read in the library.
(d) Sit in hotel lobbies.

15. How does Carrie feel about finding her first job in New York?
(a) Proud.
(b) Scared.
(c) Ecstatic.
(d) Angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Carrie spend her entire night doing just before she is supposed to leave town?

2. What does Carrie decide to do when she hears that their savings is almost gone?

3. What helps Carrie to forget about Hurstwood after she moves out of his flat?

4. How do Carrie and Hurstwood pay to furnish their new apartment together?

5. Where does Hurstwood choose to spend the night after his first day at work as a trolley driver?

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