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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Carrie do with the extra money she gets from the raise at her first job in New York?
(a) Pays some debts.
(b) Goes to dinner with her friends.
(c) Buys shoes.
(d) Gives it to Hurstwood.

2. What causes Carrie to change her mind about turning down an invitation to a party at Mrs. Vance's house?
(a) She hears Mr. Ames will be there.
(b) She has never yet turned down an invitation.
(c) She wants to see Mrs. Vance one more time before she leaves.
(d) She gets a brand new dress from her tailor.

3. Who does Carrie go to live when she decides to leave Hurstwood?
(a) Lola.
(b) Drouet.
(c) Mrs. Vance.
(d) Her new manager.

4. What is Drouet doing at the end of the book?
(a) Trying to woo Carrie.
(b) Directing a play.
(c) Seducing pretty girls.
(d) Opening a new club.

5. What gives Carrie joy in during her long train ride with Hurstwood?
(a) The attention from Hurstwood.
(b) The relief of knowing she doesn't need a job now.
(c) The thoughts of becoming an actress.
(d) The sights out the window.

6. Where is Hurstwood's wife going at the end of the book?
(a) Rome.
(b) London.
(c) Paris.
(d) New York.

7. What does Hurstwood discourage Carrie from doing after they are married and in a new apartment?
(a) Contacting Drouet.
(b) Finding work.
(c) Buying clothes.
(d) Leaving the apartment.

8. What causes Carrie to get a large contract with the opera house?
(a) Her success in the silent role.
(b) Her amazing ability to memorize lines.
(c) Her immense audience of gentlemen suitors.
(d) Her popularity with the owner.

9. What happens after Hurstwood moves Carrie to a smaller flat?
(a) His partnership dissolves.
(b) Carrie threatens to leave him.
(c) He is arrested.
(d) He loses his job.

10. What causes Hurstwood to stop looking for work?
(a) An illness.
(b) Lack of funds.
(c) Shame.
(d) Bad weather.

11. What is Hurstwood doing when Carrie thinks he is out looking for a job?
(a) Going to the theater.
(b) Reading in the library.
(c) Sleeping in the park.
(d) Gambling.

12. How does Carrie get a raise in pay at her first job in New York?
(a) She is promoted.
(b) She gets one of the other girls fired.
(c) She asks for it.
(d) She goes on a date with her manager.

13. What does Hurstwood harass Carrie about after she finds her first job in New York?
(a) Not making him dinner.
(b) Staying at work too long.
(c) Spending too much money.
(d) Not caring for him during his illness.

14. Why does Hurstwood want to move himself and Carrie into a flat smaller than the first one they have rented?
(a) He wants to live closer to his place of work.
(b) He wants to save money to buy his own club.
(c) He wants to move Carrie away from the Vances.
(d) He wants to have more money to gamble.

15. Who does Carrie ask to live with her after finding great success on stage?
(a) Her new love interest.
(b) Lola.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Hurstwood.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are there some extra job openings in New York when someone comes to Hurstwood's flat demanding a bill be paid?

2. Where does Hurstwood choose to spend the night after his first day at work as a trolley driver?

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?

4. How long does Hurstwood stay in the hospital?

5. Who introduces Carrie to Mr. Ames?

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