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

2. When Maggie asks "Who?" as she wanders, who tries to answer her question?
(a) Mudder.
(b) A man passing by.
(c) A beggar woman.
(d) A well-dressed gentleman.

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

4. How many daughters does the bespectacled, mocking police justice say that Mudder has a record of ruining?
(a) 8.
(b) 12.
(c) 37.
(d) 42.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Maggie go to spend the night at the end of Chapter 15?

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

3. To whom does Mother proclaim her grief, saying, "May Gawd forgive dat girl"?

4. How does Maggie feel when Pete and Nellie leave?

5. What has been done to the apartment when Jimmie arrives home from work?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. As the fight between Jimmie and his companion and Pete progresses, a beer glass is thrown. What happens next?

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

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

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

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

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