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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What allows Carrie to do so well after the third act of the play?
(a) The note sent by Hurstwood.
(b) The cheers of the crowd.
(c) The attention from her two lovers.
(d) Her joy of acting.

3. Where does Drouet spend his time the night after he meets Carrie?
(a) His house.
(b) A fancy restaurant.
(c) Searching for Carrie.
(d) A brothel.

4. What does Hurstwood do when Carrie suspects Hurstwood's motives for getting her on the train?
(a) Promises to make her a big star in New York.
(b) Lies about Drouet.
(c) Begs her to stay with him.
(d) Gives her some money.

5. Why does Carrie's sister insist she keep her horrible job?
(a) They need the money.
(b) She does not want Carrie to be a quitter.
(c) Her husband has just lost his job.
(d) She wants Carrie out of the house during the day.

6. How does Carrie show Hurstwood that she loves him?
(a) She embraces him.
(b) She tells him.
(c) She blushes and cries.
(d) She kisses him.

7. How does Hanson feel about having Carrie out of the house?
(a) He is worried.
(b) He is relieved.
(c) He misses the money she brought in.
(d) He is indifferent.

8. Under whose name is most of Hurstwood's property?
(a) His father's.
(b) His name.
(c) His employer's.
(d) His wife's.

9. What does Drouet discuss with Carrie the morning after her success in the play?
(a) His suspicion about Hurstwood.
(b) Marriage.
(c) His finances.
(d) A vacation.

10. How many rooms are in the apartment that Carrie shares with Drouet?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

11. Why does Carrie not buy a jacket with the money Drouet gave her?
(a) She does not want her sister to ask where she got the money.
(b) She wants to repay her sister for missed rent.
(c) She wants to buy something else.
(d) She wants to save it for a nicer coat.

12. How do Carrie and Hurstwood decide to communicate in order to keep their affair secret from Drouet?
(a) Mail.
(b) Private messenger.
(c) Telegraphs.
(d) Phone calls.

13. What excites Carrie so much about her budding relationship with Hurstwood before anyone finds out about it?
(a) The financial opportunities.
(b) The possibility of true love.
(c) The chance to leave Drouet.
(d) The secrecy and mystery.

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

15. What does Carrie plan to do with her salary when she does find a job?
(a) Save it in a bank.
(b) Pay her rent.
(c) Spend it on clothes.
(d) Send it home to her family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hurstwood say he must do when he hears about the play being put on by Drouet's group?

2. How does Carrie respond in her letter to Hurstwood after receiving one from him while she is out looking for work?

3. What does Hurstwood suggest to Carrie that they do the day after her success in the play?

4. What does Hurstwood tell Drouet he will do about the play being put on by Drouet's group?

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

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