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

2. As Chapter 17 opens, from where are most of the people in the crowd coming?
(a) Church.
(b) The theater.
(c) The museum.
(d) Work.

3. When Maggie approaches Pete in the side street, what does he tell her to do?
(a) Meet him on Friday night.
(b) Come back in a few hours.
(c) Come inside the saloon.
(d) Go away and stay away.

4. Who does Maggie meet as she wanders among the rows of houses?
(a) A small boy selling newspapers.
(b) A stout, well-dressed gentleman.
(c) A working man with a load of firewood.
(d) A woman in stylish clothes.

5. When Freddie offhandedly invites Maggie to leave with him, where does Maggie say she is going?
(a) Nowhere.
(b) To the saloon.
(c) Home.
(d) To look for Pete.

Short Answer Questions

1. Based on the anger of Maggie's family, how does Chapter 16 say Pete feels?

2. How much time passes between Chapter 16 and Chapter 17?

3. What is the name of the companion who enters the saloon with Jimmie?

4. How does Maggie look at Pete as they listen to the singer in Chapter 12?

5. What does Pete throw on the table just before falling asleep?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Mudder treat Maggie when Maggie finally returns home? What is Maggie's reaction to Mudder's treatment?

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

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