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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two things set Pete apart from the Rum Alley tenement crowd?
(a) His age and occupation.
(b) His clothing and manners.
(c) His education and experience.
(d) His height and weight.

2. What body part of Jimmie's opponent does Jimmie's father injure?
(a) His left leg.
(b) His head.
(c) His neck.
(d) His shoulder.

3. After the show, what does Pete ask Maggie to give him before she goes into the apartment?
(a) A promise.
(b) Her heart.
(c) Her umbrella.
(d) A kiss.

4. When the dancing girl first appears in the show, what is she wearing?
(a) A long, full yellow dress.
(b) A pink dress with short skirts.
(c) A long, slinky red dress.
(d) A black leotard.

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

6. Based on the descriptions found in Chapter 2, which one of the following words best describes Mudder?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Wiry.
(c) Large.
(d) Slender.

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

8. Who is the new head of the Johnson family?
(a) Maggie.
(b) Pete.
(c) Jimmie.
(d) Mudder.

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

10. What happens to Fader in Chapter 4?
(a) He becomes ill.
(b) He runs off.
(c) He is in an accident.
(d) He dies.

11. When Pete reappears in the story, where does he promise to take Jimmie?
(a) To a saloon.
(b) To meet a girl.
(c) To a boxing match.
(d) To a casino.

12. 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 near the door.
(d) At a table beside the stage.

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

14. As he argues with Fader in the doorway, with what does Jimmie get hit?
(a) An empty pail.
(b) A rock.
(c) An empty bottle.
(d) A piece of wood.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mudder do to Jimmie in Chapter 2 that makes him scream in pain?

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

3. What is Pete's occupation?

4. To keep money in his pocket, what does Jimmie become?

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

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