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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 is the name of Jimmie's youngest sibling?

2. Where do Pete and Maggie often go together on weekday evenings?

3. What color dresses are the orchestra women wearing in Chapter 7?

4. When Jimmie and Mudder fight wildly in the apartment in Chapter 9, where is Maggie hiding?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Pete break up the fight between Jimmie and the Devil's Row boys, but encourages the fight between Jimmie and Blue Billie?

3. Describe the old woman who lives near Jimmie and Maggie.

4. What is Maggie's reaction to the show? Give specific examples of her behavior.

5. How does Pete's nonchalance and indifference at the show make Maggie feel?

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

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

8. Where does Pete take Maggie to amuse and impress her? Give at least two specific examples.

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

10. How does Mudder's behavior on Friday foreshadow the coming path of Maggie's life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The poverty and chaos of the Rum Alley tenement unite its residents. Discuss in detail at least three examples or Rum Alley unity, including the circumstances of the unity, the motive behind the unity, and the purpose the unity serves to accomplish.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the morality of Rum Alley based on each of the following scenarios:

A) Fader and Mudder disciplining violence with more violence.

B) The old woman trading her kindness for favors.

C) Jimmie fighting to protect the old woman's beer.

Essay Topic 3

Define and discuss the concept of poetic justice. Find an example of poetic justice from the text and elaborate on it, pointing out exactly what happens and why it qualifies as poetic justice.

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