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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. When Pete and Maggie enter the hall at the beginning of Chapter 14, how long has Maggie been away from home?
(a) Two months.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) A year.
(d) Five days.

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

4. When Maggie relates the tragic tales of her childhood, who does Pete denounce as "jays"?
(a) Mudder and Fader.
(b) Jimmie and Blue Billie.
(c) Mudder and the old woman.
(d) Jimmie and Mudder.

5. During Chapter 18, how many women surround Pete?
(a) A dozen.
(b) Three.
(c) Ten.
(d) A half dozen.

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

7. Who else is drinking at the bar during the verbal exchange between Jimmie, his companion, and Pete?
(a) An old man.
(b) A quiet stranger.
(c) Mudder.
(d) An old woman.

8. At the beginning of Chapter 12, what is the ballad singer wearing?
(a) A purple dress.
(b) A pink tutu.
(c) A black gown.
(d) A scarlet dress.

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

10. When Maggie asks "Who?" as she wanders, who tries to answer her question?
(a) Mudder.
(b) A beggar woman.
(c) A well-dressed gentleman.
(d) A man passing by.

11. When Freddie offhandedly invites Maggie to leave with him, where does Maggie say she is going?
(a) Home.
(b) To the saloon.
(c) Nowhere.
(d) To look for Pete.

12. What is Pete doing as he polishes the beer glass behind the bar?
(a) Singing.
(b) Talking to his boss.
(c) Whistling.
(d) Dancing.

13. Where does Nellie say she wants to go with Pete?
(a) To Jimmie's.
(b) To a show.
(c) To Pete's saloon.
(d) To Billie's.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Based on the anger of Maggie's family, how does Chapter 16 say Pete feels?

2. What does Pete throw on the table just before falling asleep?

3. What is the name of the companion who enters the saloon with Jimmie?

4. From where do the spectators watch the saloon fight?

5. What is Pete's condition throughout Chapter 18?

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