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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 kind of girl does Chapter 5 say that Maggie grows up to be?
(a) An ugly girl.
(b) A smart girl.
(c) A foolish girl.
(d) A pretty girl.

2. What body part of Jimmie's opponent does Jimmie's father injure?
(a) His shoulder.
(b) His neck.
(c) His head.
(d) His left leg.

3. Where does Jimmie walk on the way to the apartment after the street brawl of Chapter 1?
(a) On his father's right side.
(b) Behind his father.
(c) In front of his father.
(d) On his father's left side.

4. Who steals the pail from Jimmie as he carries it back to the old woman?
(a) Pete.
(b) Blue Billie.
(c) Mudder.
(d) Fader.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Mudder kicked out of a saloon in Chapter 9?

2. What is Mudder famous for in Chapter 5?

3. What is Mudder's real name?

4. What is Mudder doing when Jimmie, Maggie, and Fader arrive home?

5. As he argues with Fader in the doorway, with what does Jimmie get hit?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Jimmie's turn as "head of the family" similar to the reign of Fader?

2. Why does Maggie think Pete might feel contempt as he sits in the apartment?

3. What is the irony in the way Fader breaks up the fight between Jimmie and Blue Billie?

4. Describe Jimmie's attitude toward the police.

5. Where does Pete take Maggie to amuse and impress her? Give at least two specific examples.

6. When Maggie comes out of the room after Jimmie's fight with Mudder, what does she see?

7. How does Pete's nonchalance and indifference at the show make Maggie feel?

8. What is the condition of the apartment when Maggie and Pete leave on Friday night? What is Mudder's condition?

9. What is the significance of Maggie choosing to go out with Pete at the end of Chapter 9?

10. Why are the "philosophers" of Rum Alley puzzled by Maggie's development?

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