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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. While at work in the saloon, what color jacket does Pete wear?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) White.
(d) Brown.

2. What is Mudder raving about when Jimmie arrives home in Chapter 13?
(a) The dirty apartment.
(b) The neighbors.
(c) Jimmie.
(d) Maggie.

3. When Jimmie surveys the apartment, what does he notice is missing from the nail behind the door?
(a) Mudders scarf and coat.
(b) Maggie's jacket and hat.
(c) The broom and dustpan.
(d) The frying pan and spatula.

4. What does Jimmie do when Maggie cries out to him?
(a) Pulls away from her.
(b) Turns his back on her.
(c) Runs to her.
(d) Hits her.

5. As he refuses to take Pete's money, what does the waiter call Pete?
(a) A fool.
(b) A benefactor.
(c) An idiot.
(d) A womanizer.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the saloon brawl with Pete, how long does Jimmie wait before returning home?

2. To what four animals are the fighters in Chapter 11 compared?

3. What do the women do once Pete is soundly in a drunken sleep?

4. When Pete and Maggie enter the hall at the beginning of Chapter 14, how long has Maggie been away from home?

5. After Jimmie decides to go after Pete, who blocks Jimmie's exit from the apartment?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How might Maggie's story be different if the stout gentleman she encounters in the suburbs stops to help her?

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

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

6. What is ironic about Mudders condemnation of Maggie's evil ways?

7. Why does the old woman stop Jimmie to report what she witnessed in the hallway?

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

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

10. Why does the "painted" girl direct her glances toward the rural, less educated men?

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