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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mudder do all day Friday?

2. What is Mudder often doing at home in Chapter 8?

3. Who does Jimmie storm at, denounce, and compare to pestering flies in Chapter 4?

4. Which boy ends up a bloody mess at the conclusion of the street fight?

5. What body part of Jimmie's opponent does Jimmie's father injure?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Maggie's treatment of Tommie as they walk home. What does Maggie's behavior tell us about her upbringing?

2. How do the neighbors react to the fight between Mudder and Fader?

3. What is Jimmie's attitude toward well-dressed men?

4. What is the condition of the apartment when Maggie and Pete leave on Friday night? What is Mudder's condition?

5. Why does Maggie refuse Pete's request for a kiss? Explain your answer.

6. Why are the "philosophers" of Rum Alley puzzled by Maggie's development?

7. Does Mudder enjoy her perceived win in the fight with Fader? Explain your answer.

8. How does Mudder express her anger with Jimmie's fighting?

9. Why is Maggie suddenly dissatisfied with her clothes and her life?

10. In their main altercation in Chapter 2, what is Mudders accusation against Fader? What accusation is Fader's response?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the plays Pete and Maggie go to see as metaphors for Maggie's life. Identify the three main characters in these plays and explain how each serves as a metaphor for people in Maggie's life.

Essay Topic 2

Maggie's reaction to the "painted" women in Chapter 12 is one of the most obvious examples of foreshadowing in this book. Discuss the concept of foreshadowing and explain how Maggie's reaction is an example of foreshadowing. Use specific citations from the text to support your points.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Pete's reappearance in Jimmie's life so dramatically impact Maggie's satisfaction with her own life? List and describe at least four areas of life that become increasingly unsatisfactory to Maggie as her relationship with Pete develops. What steps does Maggie take to improve these areas of her life? What does this say about her?

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