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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Drouet doing when he is caught with another woman?
(a) Eating lunch.
(b) Kissing her.
(c) Walking in the park.
(d) Going to the theater.

2. What does Carrie's first job in Chicago entail?
(a) Plucking chickens.
(b) Punching holes in leather.
(c) Cleaning shelves.
(d) Sewing hats.

3. What does Hurstwood tell his friends to do when they go to the play put on by Drouet's group?
(a) Wear formal attire.
(b) Cheer for Carrie.
(c) Boo the whole time.
(d) Leave half way through.

4. What question does Hurstwood's wife annoy him with the morning after the Masons' play?
(a) Why he didn't take her to the play.
(b) Where he was the night before.
(c) When they will go on vacation.
(d) Whether or not she can have some money.

5. What does Drouet start doing that changes the way Carrie feels about him?
(a) Speaking ill of Hurstwood.
(b) Drinking excessively.
(c) Spending nights away from home.
(d) Comparing her to finer women.

6. 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 give him some leverage in a divorce.
(c) It will give him a few weeks to make a plan.
(d) It will quiet her while she is away.

7. What would Carrie have had to her name had she decided to leave Drouet as planned?
(a) The rights to the plays she wrote with Drouet.
(b) The clothes on her back and a few dollars.
(c) The residual money from Drouet's work with the Masons.
(d) Half of Drouet's estate.

8. What does Hurstwood say he will do after discussing his affair with his wife?
(a) Hire two new maids.
(b) Take their children.
(c) Take her on vacation.
(d) Hire a lawyer.

9. Where is Carrie told she must go to pursue her chosen line of work?
(a) College.
(b) The theater district.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) New York.

10. How much rent is Carrie expected to pay for staying with her sister?
(a) $40 a month.
(b) $1.40 a month.
(c) $4 a month.
(d) $14 a month.

11. Why does Mr. Hurstwood refuse to help his wife show some of their friends around town one night?
(a) He is too busy.
(b) He has to work.
(c) He hates being around his wife for longer than an hour at a time.
(d) He does not feel like talking to people he does not like.

12. Why does Hurstwood worry that Carrie will not run away with him now?
(a) He no longer has any money because of his impending divorce.
(b) He knows that she knows he lied to her now.
(c) It is public knowledge that he is married now.
(d) The planned time for their departure has passed.

13. Who is Mrs. Hurstwood more interested in than her husband?
(a) Her secret lover.
(b) Her friends at the country club.
(c) Her neighbors.
(d) Her children.

14. Where does Hurstwood stay after storming out of his house after his wife's accusation of his affair?
(a) Carrie's apartment.
(b) The resort where he works.
(c) The Palmer House.
(d) The Plaza.

15. What does Hurstwood find his wife has done when he returns to his house to talk with her the day after he stormed out?
(a) Put the house up for sale.
(b) Changed the locks.
(c) Filed for divorce.
(d) Gone on vacation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes the actors in the play to be jealous of Carrie?

2. Why does Carrie not allow Drouet to walk her to the train platform?

3. What does Carrie do with Mrs. Hale that makes her very depressed?

4. What does Carrie find has happened in her apartment when she returns from looking for work?

5. What keeps Carrie from finding a job when she first starts looking for one in Chicago?

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