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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. When Maggie relates the tragic tales of her childhood, who does Pete denounce as "jays"?
(a) Mudder and Fader.
(b) Mudder and the old woman.
(c) Jimmie and Mudder.
(d) Jimmie and Blue Billie.

2. What do the women do once Pete is soundly in a drunken sleep?
(a) They fall asleep, too.
(b) They mock him.
(c) They continue to order drinks.
(d) They leave.

3. Who throws the first punch in the saloon fight?
(a) Jimmie.
(b) Jimmie's companion.
(c) Pete.
(d) The saloon owner.

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

5. By what common name does the hasty businessman call the "painted" girl when he knocks into her?
(a) Jane.
(b) Nellie.
(c) Hattie.
(d) Mary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mudder raving about when Jimmie arrives home in Chapter 13?

2. When Jimmie arrives home in Chapter 15, what major event has happened?

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

4. Where does Nellie say she wants to go with Pete?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Pete rationalize his lack of guilt in the situation with Maggie?

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

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

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

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

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

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