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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. How does Clyde get back at Roberta?
(a) Plays pratical jokes on her
(b) Slaps her
(c) Pays attention to other girls
(d) Disappears

2. What does Clyde receive an invitation to attend?
(a) A Now and Then Dance
(b) A house party
(c) A church picnic
(d) A fun fair

3. What room is Clyde asked to supervise?
(a) The stamping room
(b) The changing room
(c) The dining room
(d) The factory floor

4. Why is Rita wary of physical contact?
(a) She does not want her family to disown her
(b) She is worried about what people will think
(c) She has been abused
(d) She won't be able to control herself

5. Which of the Griffith's does Clyde fail to make an impression on?
(a) Asa
(b) Jane
(c) Gilbert
(d) Samuel

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of business does Clyde say his father owns?

2. Who does Clyde's mother say is back in town?

3. What is the name of the Griffith's mission?

4. What does Clyde say when Rita admits she loves him?

5. Where does Clyde say his father worked?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Gilbert not like Clyde?

2. In what way is the political situation getting in the way of the trial?

3. What important decision does Clyde make in chapter 40, book 2?

4. In what way does Clyde keep his promise to Gilbert?

5. How do Clyde and Roberta get over their moral upbringings?

6. What evidence does bring to the court in his opening statement?

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

8. How do the Samuel Griffith family react to Clyde's popularity?

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

10. Why does Clyde accept McMillan's company?

(see the answer keys)

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