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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 the old woman say is Pete's response to Maggie's question?
(a) "We shall see."
(b) "Oh, hell, yes."
(c) "Of course."
(d) "Certainly not."

2. Who answers the "painted" girl's remarks with, "It's a fine evenin', ain't it?"?
(a) A laboring man.
(b) A boy with blond curls.
(c) An old fat man.
(d) A young man in a light overcoat and derby hat.

3. Where does the "painted" girl end up in her wandering?
(a) Near the river.
(b) Uptown.
(c) Among rows of houses.
(d) Outside Pete's saloon.

4. 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) Five days.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) A year.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Jimmie tell Mudder that Maggie has gone?

3. What material is used for the saloon doors?

4. During Chapter 18, how many women surround Pete?

5. Who does Jimmie meet on the street when he leaves the apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nellie's attitude toward Pete in Chapter 18 reflect a sort of poetic justice?

2. Describe the decor of the saloon where Pete works as a bartender.

3. Why is Mudder raving when Jimmie finally comes home after his saloon fight?

4. What are the true motives of the women surrounding Pete at the saloon in Chapter 18?

5. What does Jimmie do when the policeman arrives to break up the saloon fight?

6. How does Nellie manipulate Pete to get him to leave with her?

7. How do attitudes change toward the "painted" girl as she moves through the various districts of the city?

8. How do Jimmie and his companion get Pete's attention after they sit down at the bar?

9. Compare the attitude of the Rum Alley tenement crowd toward Maggie with the attitude Maggie had toward the "painted" women in Chapter 12.

10. Based on the insights given in Chapter 12, how does Maggie feel about Pete? How does Pete feel about Maggie?

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