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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who warns Pete, "Don't be fresh now"?
(a) Mudder.
(b) Jimmie.
(c) Maggie.
(d) The waiter.

2. In the opening scene of Chapter 1, what are the boys throwing at each other?
(a) Bottles.
(b) Sticks.
(c) Balls.
(d) Stones.

3. Where is Maggie employed for her first job?
(a) A collar and cuff factory.
(b) A linen factory.
(c) A saloon.
(d) A dressmaker's shop.

4. Which of the following expressions is used in Chapter 3 to describe the old woman?
(a) Small and bent.
(b) Slender and wiry.
(c) Gnarled and leathery.
(d) Large and boisterous.

5. What two things set Pete apart from the Rum Alley tenement crowd?
(a) His height and weight.
(b) His clothing and manners.
(c) His age and occupation.
(d) His education and experience.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Maggie sees that Jimmie has been fighting, what does she warn him that Mudder will do?

3. Why does Pete become more eloquent and elaborate in descriptions of his bravery and fighting skill?

4. What vehicle does Jimmie fear, respect, and love with "a distant dog-like devotion"?

5. What does Maggie compare Pete to in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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