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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Pete and Maggie often go together on weekday evenings?
(a) To saloons.
(b) To church.
(c) To the park.
(d) To plays.

2. How does Maggie feel as she leaves the plays that she attends with Pete?
(a) She is depressed.
(b) Her heart is broken.
(c) Her spirits are raised.
(d) She is excited.

3. What does Mudder do all day Friday?
(a) Clean the apartment.
(b) Cook dinner.
(c) Beg on Fifth Avenue.
(d) Drink whiskey.

4. During the show, what is Pete watching?
(a) The acts.
(b) The door.
(c) Maggie.
(d) The waiters.

5. When does Chapter 4 say that Jimmie first began to be arrested?
(a) When he was a teenager.
(b) When he reached adulthood.
(c) When he was a young man.
(d) When he was a little boy.

6. Of what class of people are most of those attending the show with Pete and Maggie?
(a) The upper class.
(b) The aristocracy.
(c) The working class.
(d) The lower class.

7. While out with Maggie, where does Pete see a little monkey to which he takes a liking?
(a) Central Park Menagerie.
(b) A traveling circus.
(c) New York City Zoo.
(d) The pet store.

8. What time do Pete and Maggie arrive back at the apartment after the show?
(a) A late hour.
(b) Near dawn.
(c) At midnight.
(d) Around nine.

9. What is Jimmie's family's last name?
(a) Johnson.
(b) Jones.
(c) Murphy.
(d) Smith.

10. Why does Pete become more eloquent and elaborate in descriptions of his bravery and fighting skill?
(a) He notices Jimmie is impressed.
(b) He is drunk and cannot help himself.
(c) He notices Maggie is listening closely.
(d) He notices Mudder is listening closely.

11. What is Mudder's real name?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Nora.
(d) Mary.

12. At the beginning of Chapter 9, what are the group of urchins watching intently?
(a) A policeman's horse.
(b) A street fight.
(c) The side door of a saloon.
(d) The front door of a theater.

13. Who always triumphs at the end of the plays that Pete and Maggie attend?
(a) The good child.
(b) The villain.
(c) The king.
(d) The poor hero.

14. During the fight between Mudder and Fader in Chapter 3, what sound accompanies the howls, groans, and shrieks?
(a) The crash of breaking glass.
(b) The crash of splintering furniture.
(c) Music from another apartment.
(d) Maggie's quiet sobbing.

15. Who arrives at the apartment at the conclusion of the fight between Jimmie and Mudder?
(a) The neighbors.
(b) The old woman.
(c) The police.
(d) Pete.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of girl does Chapter 5 say that Maggie grows up to be?

2. What color ribbon is used to embellish the dingy curtains in the apartment?

3. Who occasionally drags Jimmie from his truck driver perch to beat him?

4. How old is the person who breaks up the street fight in Chapter 1?

5. What is Mudder doing when Jimmie, Maggie, and Fader arrive home?

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