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

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

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

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

5. After the saloon brawl with Pete, how long does Jimmie wait before returning home?
(a) A number of days.
(b) Several hours.
(c) A month.
(d) Two weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jimmie hide after the saloon fight to avoid being caught?

2. When Maggie relates the tragic tales of her childhood, who does Pete denounce as "jays"?

3. How many customers are in the saloon while Pete polishes the beer glass?

4. What material is used for the saloon doors?

5. When the old woman tells her tale in Chapter 10, what does she say that Maggie asks Pete?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Jimmie and Mudder say Maggie has "gone teh deh devil", what do they mean?

2. What are the women in the dark hallway saying as Jimmie passes them on his way out to find Pete?

3. Compare Pete's attitude toward Nellie to Maggie's attitude toward Pete.

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

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

6. What is Maggie's reaction to the "painted" women she passes on her way out of the hall? Why does she react this way?

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

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

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

10. What is the state of the apartment when Jimmie arrives home in Chapter 10?

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