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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes Hurstwood to become suicidal at times?
(a) Not getting the money he needs.
(b) Reading about Carrie's success.
(c) Seeing people he knew in Chicago.
(d) Seeing his reflection.

2. Where does Hurstwood choose to spend the night after his first day at work as a trolley driver?
(a) A trolley terminal.
(b) The park.
(c) A hotel lobby.
(d) The train station.

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

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

5. Where does Hurstwood go for money after leaving the hospital?
(a) The unemployment office.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Carrie's theater.
(d) Carrie's flat.

6. What does Carrie spend her entire night doing just before she is supposed to leave town?
(a) Writing a letter.
(b) Rehearsing.
(c) Packing her bags.
(d) Talking to Mr. Ames.

7. Who introduces Carrie to Mr. Ames?
(a) Mrs. Vance.
(b) The director of Carrie's play.
(c) Mr. Ames introduces himself.
(d) Hurstwood.

8. What does Carrie do one night during her show that gets a good laugh from the audience?
(a) Tells a joke.
(b) Falls over.
(c) Sings.
(d) Ad libs.

9. How does Mr. Ames feel about acting as a career?
(a) It is a very respectable career.
(b) It takes talent and ambition.
(c) It is for shallow women with no prospects.
(d) It is a tawdry profession for women with no values.

10. How does Hurstwood find out about some job openings after a man comes to his flat demanding money?
(a) From Carrie.
(b) In the newspaper.
(c) From a friend.
(d) From his old partner.

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

12. What is Carrie doing when she first meets Mr. Ames?
(a) Auditioning for a play.
(b) Crying in a park.
(c) Taking a walk.
(d) Going to the theater with Mrs. Vance.

13. Who rekindles a friendship with Carrie after she finds great success on stage?
(a) Mrs. Vance.
(b) Drouet.
(c) Lola.
(d) Hurstwood.

14. What does Carrie spend most of her time doing just after she marries Hurstwood?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Cleaning and reading.
(c) Taking walks in the park.
(d) Window shopping.

15. What does Carrie beg Hurstwood to do when Mrs. Vance comes to visit her?
(a) Be polite and funny if possible.
(b) Stay out of sight.
(c) Leave the flat.
(d) Put on some nice clothes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Hurstwood see in the lobby of the hotel that makes him incredibly nervous?

2. How does Hurstwood hear about Carrie's theatrical success?

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

4. What is Carrie ashamed to tell Mrs. Vance when they run into each other on the street one day after Hurstwood loses his job?

5. Who protects Hurstwood from the angry strikers at the end of his first day driving the trolley?

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