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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 49.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Hurstwood decide to send his wife the money she needs to go on vacation?
(a) It will give him a chance to run away with Carrie.
(b) It will quiet her while she is away.
(c) It will give him some leverage in a divorce.
(d) It will give him a few weeks to make a plan.

2. Why does Carrie feel she needs to find another job after a month or two?
(a) She is too talented for where she is working.
(b) Her current company is leaving town.
(c) She does not like her boss.
(d) She is not being paid enough.

3. What is Carrie ashamed to tell Mrs. Vance when they run into each other on the street one day after Hurstwood loses his job?
(a) That she is so unhappy.
(b) Her new address.
(c) That her income has dropped.
(d) That her husband lost his job.

4. Why is Carrie unable to pay the person who comes to her flat demanding money?
(a) The sum is too high.
(b) She does not get her next paycheck for 3 more days.
(c) She knows nothing of this debt.
(d) She has just paid her rent.

5. What causes the actors in the play to be jealous of Carrie?
(a) Her way with people.
(b) Her beauty.
(c) Her natural talent.
(d) The admiration she receives.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Carrie beg Hurstwood to do when Mrs. Vance comes to visit her?

2. Why was Carrie disappointed about her second acting part at the opera house?

3. What question does Hurstwood's wife annoy him with the morning after the Masons' play?

4. What does Drouet start doing that changes the way Carrie feels about him?

5. What is Carrie told she is lacking as she tries to find a job in Chicago?

(see the answer key)

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