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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 kind of job does Clyde say his father has?
(a) Salesman
(b) Mission worker
(c) Social worker
(d) Hotel manager

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

3. What does Sondra like doing?
(a) Spending time outdoors
(b) Going to the cinema
(c) Reading
(d) Dancing

4. What does Sondra make for Clyde in chapter 32?
(a) Cake
(b) Coffee
(c) Hot chocolate
(d) A cup of tea

5. What town did Roberta first find a job in?
(a) Racketeer
(b) Leighton Buzzard
(c) Trippett Mills
(d) Kings Lyn

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Samuel invite Clyde for Christmas dinner?

3. Who clings to Roberta and makes Clyde and Roberta's relationship difficult?

4. Where does Clyde visit to stave off loneliness?

5. How is Samuel related to Asa Griffith?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Roberta and Clyde's day out in chapter 18, book 2.

2. How does Clyde's life change when he finds the job at the hotel?

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

4. How do social mores and class structure hold Clyde back?

5. What impression does Clyde give to the onlookers?

6. Why does the Samuel Griffith family refuse Clyde's insanity plea?

7. How does Dreiser show Clyde and Roberta's fragmented thoughts?

8. In what ways is Clyde becoming a less sympathetic character?

9. Why does Heit get in contact with Orville Mason?

10. How does Roberta's moral upbringing affect her relationship with Clyde?

(see the answer keys)

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