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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of girl does Chapter 5 say that Maggie grows up to be?
(a) A foolish girl.
(b) An ugly girl.
(c) A smart girl.
(d) A pretty girl.

2. Why is Mudder kicked out of a saloon in Chapter 9?
(a) She could not pay her bill.
(b) She caused a disturbance.
(c) Women were not allowed in the saloon.
(d) She had too much to drink.

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

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

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

6. Who says, "Is yer fader beatin' yer mudder, or yer mudder beatin' yer fader"?
(a) The old man.
(b) The old woman.
(c) Pete.
(d) Jimmie.

7. What two physical characteristics make Pete seem formidable?
(a) Swinging shoulders and a sneer.
(b) Massive height and weight.
(c) Piercing eyes and large fists.
(d) Fine clothes and shiny shoes.

8. As young men start to notice Maggie, what does Jimmie tell her she should do?
(a) Get a job.
(b) Go on dates.
(c) Leave home.
(d) Hide in the house.

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

10. Who taunts Mudder as she walks home from the saloon?
(a) A policeman.
(b) An old woman.
(c) The urchin boys.
(d) A group of men on a street corner.

11. What does Mudder do to Jimmie in Chapter 2 that makes him scream in pain?
(a) Breaks a beer bottle over his head.
(b) Beats him with an old table leg.
(c) Harshly scrubs his wounded face.
(d) Pours hot cooking oil on him.

12. What does Jimmie's father do to the two fighting boys?
(a) Punches them.
(b) Pours beer on them.
(c) Kicks them.
(d) Screams at them.

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

14. Where is Maggie while Pete and Jimmie exchange tales of valor in Chapter 5?
(a) At work.
(b) In the shadows.
(c) In another room.
(d) Hanging laundry outside.

15. What color socks does the foreign owner of the cuff and collar factory wear?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Brown.
(d) Navy blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. Based on the descriptions found in Chapter 2, which one of the following words best describes Mudder?

2. Who is Mudder trying to start a fight with after she enters the tenement building?

3. How does the air in the collar and cuff factory make Maggie feel?

4. In the opening scene of Chapter 1, what are the boys throwing at each other?

5. Who tries to warn the boys that Jimmie's father is approaching?

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