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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Maggie's quiet sobbing.
(c) Music from another apartment.
(d) The crash of splintering furniture.

2. After hearing the tales of bravery and victory, who leaves the apartment with Pete?
(a) Jimmie.
(b) No one.
(c) Mudder.
(d) Maggie.

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

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

5. When Mudder curses Maggie, what does she call her?
(a) A wayward child.
(b) A foolish girl.
(c) A disgrace.
(d) A whore.

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

7. Which boy does Jimmie fight with over his performance in the fight?
(a) Angus.
(b) Pete.
(c) Blue Billie.
(d) Roger.

8. To keep money in his pocket, what does Jimmie become?
(a) A truck driver.
(b) A bartender.
(c) A policeman.
(d) An undertaker.

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

10. Where does Pete promise to take Maggie on Friday night?
(a) To a dance.
(b) To the show.
(c) To a movie.
(d) To the museum.

11. Who steals the pail from Jimmie as he carries it back to the old woman?
(a) Fader.
(b) Mudder.
(c) Blue Billie.
(d) Pete.

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

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

14. What does Pete say about Maggie's shape at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) "It's outa sight."
(b) "It could use some work."
(c) "It's fine, fine, fine."
(d) "It's quite remarkable."

15. Where does Jimmie walk on the way to the apartment after the street brawl of Chapter 1?
(a) On his father's right side.
(b) On his father's left side.
(c) Behind his father.
(d) In front of his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Pete's occupation?

2. Of what class of people are most of those attending the show with Pete and Maggie?

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

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

5. In addition to dancing, what is the girl who starts the show in Chapter 7 doing?

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