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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Jimmie believe fine clothing represents?
(a) Weakness.
(b) Superiority.
(c) Education.
(d) Richness.

4. When they attend the show in Chapter 7, where do Pete and Maggie sit?
(a) At a table in the middle of the room.
(b) At a table under the balcony.
(c) At a table beside the stage.
(d) At a table near the door.

5. Who is Mudder trying to start a fight with after she enters the tenement building?
(a) The old woman.
(b) Mary Murphy.
(c) Miss Smith.
(d) Maggie and Pete.

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

7. At the beginning of Chapter 2, where do Jimmie and his father meet Maggie?
(a) At home.
(b) In the neighbor's apartment.
(c) At the store.
(d) On the street.

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

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

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

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

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

13. What is Pete's attitude toward Maggie as they wait for the show to start?
(a) Brusque and irritated.
(b) Gracious and attentive.
(c) Sweet and loving.
(d) Proud and condescending.

14. As he drinks at the bar, to what does Fader liken his home?
(a) Jail.
(b) Hell.
(c) The zoo.
(d) Heaven.

15. Who does Maggie wish she could talk to about Pete?
(a) A reliable friend.
(b) Mudder.
(c) A priest.
(d) Jimmie.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Maggie feel as she leaves the plays that she attends with Pete?

2. After the show, what does Pete ask Maggie to give him before she goes into the apartment?

3. When does Chapter 4 say that Jimmie first began to be arrested?

4. What body part of Jimmie's opponent does Jimmie's father injure?

5. Which boy ends up a bloody mess at the conclusion of the street fight?

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