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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Chapter 4 say Jimmie stands to watch the world go by?
(a) At the apartment window.
(b) On street corners.
(c) Behind a bar.
(d) In the alleys.

3. While Jimmie listens outside the apartment door, what does Mudder threaten to do to Fader?
(a) Run him off.
(b) Break his neck.
(c) Slap him.
(d) Break his jaw.

4. When Jimmie happens upon his furiously screaming mother, what does he tell her to do?
(a) Come home.
(b) Go back to the saloon.
(c) Stop shouting.
(d) Take a nap.

5. Who breaks up the street fight between the two groups of boys?
(a) Jimmie's father.
(b) Pete.
(c) Blue Billie.
(d) Roger.

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

7. Which group of boys is winning the street fight before it is broken up?
(a) The Rum Alley boys.
(b) The Devil's Row boys.
(c) The Black Door boys.
(d) The Evil's Row boys.

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

9. What act follows the dancing girl in the show that Maggie and Pete attend?
(a) A ventriloquist.
(b) A juggler.
(c) An opera singer.
(d) Another dancer.

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

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

12. What does Jimmie's companion say he would ask for if he should ever meet God?
(a) A job.
(b) Food, clothing, and shelter.
(c) A million dollars and a bottle of beer.
(d) A nice house and a million dollars.

13. What vehicle does Jimmie fear, respect, and love with "a distant dog-like devotion"?
(a) Fire engines.
(b) Fine trucks.
(c) Bicycles.
(d) Police wagons.

14. Because of her thoughts of Pete, what does Chapter 8 say that Maggie grows to dislike?
(a) All of her dresses.
(b) Her looks.
(c) Her apartment.
(d) Her neighborhood.

15. What does the author say disguises Maggie's looks when she is a child?
(a) Shadows.
(b) Fear.
(c) Dirt.
(d) Bruises.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 2, where do Jimmie and his father meet Maggie?

2. After the altercation in the doorway, where does Jimmie go to get away from Fader?

3. Who taunts Mudder as she walks home from the saloon?

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

5. When Mudder curses Maggie, what does she call her?

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