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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Maggie compare Pete to in Chapter 8?
(a) A golden sun.
(b) The moon.
(c) A breath of fresh air.
(d) A summer day.

2. Where do Pete and Maggie often go together on weekday evenings?
(a) To plays.
(b) To saloons.
(c) To the park.
(d) To church.

3. What is Mudder's real name?
(a) Nora.
(b) Mary.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Elizabeth.

4. What is Jimmie's family's last name?
(a) Smith.
(b) Jones.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Murphy.

5. Who occasionally drags Jimmie from his truck driver perch to beat him?
(a) Other truck drivers.
(b) Pete.
(c) Fader.
(d) The police.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what class of people are most of those attending the show with Pete and Maggie?

2. Who warns Pete, "Don't be fresh now"?

3. What time do Pete and Maggie arrive back at the apartment after the show?

4. How many different acts of the show are described in Chapter 7?

5. What animal does Chapter 4 compare Jimmie with as he drives?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mudder express her anger with Jimmie's fighting?

2. Why does Maggie refuse Pete's request for a kiss? Explain your answer.

3. When the author uses the phrase "a young man of leather" to describe Jimmie, what does he mean?

4. Why is Maggie suddenly dissatisfied with her clothes and her life?

5. In their main altercation in Chapter 2, what is Mudders accusation against Fader? What accusation is Fader's response?

6. How do the neighbors react to the fight between Mudder and Fader?

7. Describe the old woman who lives near Jimmie and Maggie.

8. How does Pete's reappearance in the story affect Maggie's view of her life and surroundings?

9. Does Mudder enjoy her perceived win in the fight with Fader? Explain your answer.

10. Does Jimmie seem more afraid of his mother or his father? Explain your answer.

(see the answer keys)

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