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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After the brutal fight between Mudder and Fader in Chapter 3, how long do Jimmie and Maggie huddle in the corner of the apartment?
(a) For five hours.
(b) Until dawn.
(c) For three hours.
(d) Until breakfast.

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

4. What animal does Chapter 4 compare Jimmie with as he drives?
(a) A donkey.
(b) An African cow.
(c) A snake.
(d) An Indonesian monkey.

5. How old is the person who breaks up the street fight in Chapter 1?
(a) 16 years old.
(b) 47 years old.
(c) 10 years old.
(d) 32 years old.

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

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

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

9. What color ribbon is used to embellish the dingy curtains in the apartment?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Pink.
(d) Gold.

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

11. Which two groups of boys are involved in the opening street fight?
(a) The Black Door boys and the Devil's Row boys.
(b) The Evil's Row boys and the Rum Alley boys.
(c) The Rum Alley boys and the Black Door boys.
(d) The Rum Alley boys and the Devil's Row boys.

12. What is the name of Jimmie's youngest sibling?
(a) Tommie.
(b) Pete.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Roger.

13. What is Mudder doing when Jimmie, Maggie, and Fader arrive home?
(a) Doing Laundry.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Cleaning.
(d) Fixing furniture.

14. Who tries to warn the boys that Jimmie's father is approaching?
(a) Roger.
(b) Pete.
(c) A woman looking out the window above.
(d) A small boy watching the fight.

15. What is Mudder famous for in Chapter 5?
(a) Singing on street corners.
(b) Making fine clothes.
(c) Wandering around the city.
(d) Going to court.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Pete reappears in the story, where does he promise to take Jimmie?

3. Who does Jimmie storm at, denounce, and compare to pestering flies in Chapter 4?

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

5. As he drinks at the bar, to what does Fader liken his home?

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