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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 Maggie relates the tragic tales of her childhood, who does Pete denounce as "jays"?

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

3. From where do the spectators watch the saloon fight?

4. When Jimmie passes the group of women in the dark hallway, about whom are they talking?

5. Who else is drinking at the bar during the verbal exchange between Jimmie, his companion, and Pete?

Short Essay Questions

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

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. Why does the old woman stop Jimmie to report what she witnessed in the hallway?

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

5. Compare Pete's attitude toward Nellie to Maggie's attitude toward Pete.

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

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

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

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

10. How do Jimmie and his companion get Pete's attention after they sit down at the bar?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Discuss the effectiveness of the book in each of the following areas:

A) Overall theme.

B) Characterization.

C) Plot.

D) Use of literary devices (symbolism, metaphor, etc.).

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