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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. Who does Maggie meet as she wanders among the rows of houses?

2. What is Pete's condition throughout Chapter 18?

3. What drink do Jimmie and his companion order?

4. What is the name of the companion who enters the saloon with Jimmie?

5. How does Maggie feel when Pete and Nellie leave?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Mudder treat Maggie when Maggie finally returns home? What is Maggie's reaction to Mudder's treatment?

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

4. How do attitudes change toward the "painted" girl as she moves through the various districts of the city?

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

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

7. What are the true motives of the women surrounding Pete at the saloon in Chapter 18?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Maggie emerges into young adulthood as the indisputable beauty of Rum Alley. The "philosophers" of Rum Alley debate how Maggie underwent such a dramatic physical transformation. They also discuss her beauty in terms of its potential consequences. Is Maggie's beauty an asset or a liability for her? Support your answer with evidence from the book.

Essay Topic 2

After a particularly combative day, Mudder and Jimmie have a brawl in the apartment in Chapter 9. At the end of this fight, Pete arrives to take Maggie out for the evening. There is a moment of decision as Maggie surveys the chaos and listens to Mudder's curses. Finally, Maggie decides to leave with Pete. Evaluate this decision based on at least two of the following factors:

A) The significance of the decision.

B) The ways Pete, Mudder, and Jimmie affect the decision.

C) The motives behind the decision.

D) The effects of the decision.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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