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

2. How does Maggie look at Pete as they listen to the singer in Chapter 12?

3. How long is Freddie silent after Pete and Nellie leave?

4. What is the name of the next door neighbor who Mudder says she warned Maggie about?

5. What material is used for the front of the saloon building where Pete works?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Based on the insights given in Chapter 12, how does Maggie feel about Pete? How does Pete feel about Maggie?

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

6. When Jimmie and Mudder say Maggie has "gone teh deh devil", what do they mean?

7. Describe the decor of the saloon where Pete works as a bartender.

8. Compare the attitude of the Rum Alley tenement crowd toward Maggie with the attitude Maggie had toward the "painted" women in Chapter 12.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Both police and firefighters are in positions of authority, but Jimmie has very different emotions and reactions toward these two groups. Compare and contrast Jimmie's hostility towards police and his admiration for fire engines.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss each of the following actions in terms of their reflection on Pete's character and their impact on his relationship with Maggie:

A) Pete's rudeness toward waiters and other staff.

B) Pete's disinterest in all of the things that entertain Maggie.

C) Pete's constant need to impress Maggie with new things.

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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