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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the old woman tells her tale in Chapter 10, what does she say that Maggie asks Pete?
(a) If she could live with him.
(b) If he would marry her.
(c) If he loved her.
(d) When she would see him again.

2. How does Maggie look at Pete as they listen to the singer in Chapter 12?
(a) With suspicion and jealousy.
(b) With fear and respect.
(c) With wonder and reliance.
(d) With anger and remorse.

3. What does Pete throw on the table just before falling asleep?
(a) A used cocktail napkin.
(b) A handful of coins.
(c) His beer glass.
(d) Two or three bills.

4. What do the women do once Pete is soundly in a drunken sleep?
(a) They continue to order drinks.
(b) They fall asleep, too.
(c) They mock him.
(d) They leave.

5. From where do the spectators watch the saloon fight?
(a) Through the side door.
(b) Under the saloon doors.
(c) Through the windows.
(d) Just inside the saloon.

6. What does the end of Chapter 13 say that Mudder goes through life doing?
(a) Drinking the days away.
(b) Shedding tears.
(c) Laughing at fate.
(d) Screaming at the neighbors.

7. What has been done to the apartment when Jimmie arrives home from work?
(a) It has been tidied up.
(b) It has been completely trashed.
(c) It is beautiful and spotless.
(d) It is dirty and smelly.

8. How many daughters does the bespectacled, mocking police justice say that Mudder has a record of ruining?
(a) 42.
(b) 8.
(c) 37.
(d) 12.

9. As Chapter 12 opens, what are Pete and Maggie doing?
(a) Drinking beer.
(b) Arguing.
(c) Taking a walk.
(d) Dancing.

10. While at work in the saloon, what color jacket does Pete wear?
(a) Brown.
(b) White.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

11. As Chapter 17 opens, from where are most of the people in the crowd coming?
(a) Church.
(b) The museum.
(c) The theater.
(d) Work.

12. Who charges in to break up the saloon fight?
(a) Mudder.
(b) Maggie.
(c) A policeman.
(d) The spectators.

13. Who comes into the apartment to stare at Maggie when she comes home?
(a) The police.
(b) The old woman.
(c) The women and children of Rum Alley.
(d) The men of Rum Alley.

14. What is the first object thrown in the saloon fight?
(a) A tin pail.
(b) A chair.
(c) A lemon.
(d) A beer glass.

15. How does Pete treat Maggie as they watch the beginning of the show?
(a) Angrily.
(b) Fearfully.
(c) Rudely.
(d) Graciously.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many customers are in the saloon while Pete polishes the beer glass?

2. To whom in the crowd does the "painted" girl throw her glances?

3. How do the men staring at Maggie make her feel?

4. Where does the "painted" girl end up in her wandering?

5. After the saloon brawl with Pete, how long does Jimmie wait before returning home?

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