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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jimmie do when Maggie cries out to him?
(a) Runs to her.
(b) Turns his back on her.
(c) Hits her.
(d) Pulls away from her.

2. Who occasionally drags Jimmie from his truck driver perch to beat him?
(a) Fader.
(b) Pete.
(c) The police.
(d) Other truck drivers.

3. When Jimmie passes the group of women in the dark hallway, about whom are they talking?
(a) Mudder.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Jimmie.
(d) The old woman.

4. When Jimmie surveys the apartment, what does he notice is missing from the nail behind the door?
(a) Mudders scarf and coat.
(b) Maggie's jacket and hat.
(c) The broom and dustpan.
(d) The frying pan and spatula.

5. Where does Nellie say she wants to go with Pete?
(a) To Pete's saloon.
(b) To Billie's.
(c) To Jimmie's.
(d) To a show.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, "Is yer fader beatin' yer mudder, or yer mudder beatin' yer fader"?

2. What two things set Pete apart from the Rum Alley tenement crowd?

3. What is Maggie's impression of Pete?

4. What has been done to the apartment when Jimmie arrives home from work?

5. What tragic event occurs at the beginning of Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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