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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. As he argues with Fader in the doorway, with what does Jimmie get hit?

2. After the brutal fight between Mudder and Fader in Chapter 3, how long do Jimmie and Maggie huddle in the corner of the apartment?

3. How does the air in the collar and cuff factory make Maggie feel?

4. What does Mudder do to Jimmie in Chapter 2 that makes him scream in pain?

5. Because of her thoughts of Pete, what does Chapter 8 say that Maggie grows to dislike?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Jimmie's attitude toward the police.

2. What is the significance of Maggie choosing to go out with Pete at the end of Chapter 9?

3. Briefly describe Mudder's appearance and demeanor when she is thrown out of the saloon.

4. Why does Jimmie have such great respect for fire engines?

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

6. What is Jimmie's attitude toward Mudder when he finds her yelling in the tenement hallway?

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

8. Why does Maggie think Pete might feel contempt as he sits in the apartment?

9. When Maggie comes out of the room after Jimmie's fight with Mudder, what does she see?

10. Why do Jimmie and Blue Billie fight in Chapter 1?

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

Define and discuss the concept of hypocrisy. Where do you see hypocrisy at work in the story? Identify and explain at least two examples of hypocrisy in the text.

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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