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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. What is Oscar's surname?
(a) Hegglund
(b) Doyle
(c) Ratterer
(d) Love

2. How much money does Clyde's mother ask him to help her raise?
(a) $100
(b) $200
(c) $50
(d) $1,000

3. What does Sondra invite Clyde to do at a later date?
(a) To go for a hike
(b) To go to the cinema
(c) To go dancing
(d) To go horseriding

4. Who does Clyde's mother say is back in town?
(a) Esta
(b) Mr. Rubenstein
(c) Her father
(d) Her ex-husband

5. Who does Gilbert think is responsible for Clyde's Christmas invitation?
(a) Bella
(b) Samuel
(c) Sondra
(d) Roberta

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose house is the Now and Then dance held at?

2. What does Clyde long to be part of?

3. In what way does Clyde say he loves Roberta?

4. Who invites Clyde on a weekend outing?

5. What is the name of Clyde's rich uncle?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Clyde think Jephson is his last hope?

2. What two taboos does Dreiser address in book 2, chapter 37?

3. How does Clyde react to the news Roberta is pregnant?

4. How has the accident in Kansas City changed Clyde for the better?

5. How does Jephson boost Clyde's courage?

6. What does Clyde hope to achieve in his new position?

7. What part have truth and justice played in the novel?

8. What is Clyde's view of his relationship with Roberta?

9. How does Roberta and Clyde's relationship become even more complicated in book 2, chapter 38?

10. How has Clyde's behavior affected those around him?

(see the answer keys)

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