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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what four animals are the fighters in Chapter 11 compared?
(a) Panther, tiger, snake, and lion.
(b) Bull dog, rooster, lion, and snake.
(c) Panther, rooster, bull dog, and cat.
(d) Lion, tiger, snake, and cat.

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

3. Where does Maggie go to spend the night at the end of Chapter 15?
(a) The old woman's apartment.
(b) The hallway on the second floor.
(c) Freddie's house.
(d) Pete's house.

4. How much time passes between Chapter 16 and Chapter 17?
(a) Several days.
(b) Several months.
(c) Several weeks.
(d) Several years.

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

6. When Jimmie passes the group of women in the dark hallway, about whom are they talking?
(a) The old woman.
(b) Jimmie.
(c) Mudder.
(d) Maggie.

7. Based on the anger of Maggie's family, how does Chapter 16 say Pete feels?
(a) Worried.
(b) Proud.
(c) Pursued.
(d) Thrilled.

8. What material is used for the front of the saloon building where Pete works?
(a) Bamboo.
(b) Oak.
(c) Glass.
(d) Metal.

9. When Jimmie arrives home in Chapter 15, what major event has happened?
(a) Mudder has died.
(b) Pete has destroyed the apartment.
(c) The old woman has fallen.
(d) Maggie has returned.

10. 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.

11. As he refuses to take Pete's money, what does the waiter call Pete?
(a) A womanizer.
(b) A benefactor.
(c) An idiot.
(d) A fool.

12. When Jimmie surveys the apartment, what does he notice is missing from the nail behind the door?
(a) Maggie's jacket and hat.
(b) The broom and dustpan.
(c) Mudders scarf and coat.
(d) The frying pan and spatula.

13. When she thinks about Maggie begging to come home at some future date, what does Mudder do?
(a) Weep mournfully.
(b) Laugh gleefully.
(c) Smile vindictively.
(d) Wring her hands.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Mother proclaim her grief, saying, "May Gawd forgive dat girl"?

2. What material is used for the saloon doors?

3. What is the first object thrown in the saloon fight?

4. What has been done to the apartment when Jimmie arrives home from work?

5. How does Maggie feel when Pete and Nellie leave?

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