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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Mr. Hurstwood do with the extra money he starts getting from his new job in New York?
(a) He spends it on himself.
(b) He sends it to his wife in Chicago.
(c) He gives it to Carrie.
(d) He gambles it away.

4. How much money does Hurstwood get when his partnership dissolves?
(a) $70,000.
(b) $7000.
(c) $70.
(d) $700.

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

6. What is Carrie thinking about during her long train ride?
(a) How to get back to Drouet.
(b) How Hurstwood tricked her.
(c) Becoming an actress in New York.
(d) Her fears of what Hurstwood will do with her now.

7. How does Carrie feel about the couple that moves in to the flat across the hall from her and Hurstwood?
(a) She is excited to make new friends.
(b) She is afraid they will recognize her.
(c) She thinks they are flaunting their happiness to her.
(d) She is embarrassed to be seen with them.

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

9. How much money of his own does Hurstwood have left after Carrie finds her first job in New York?
(a) $3.
(b) $30.
(c) $300.
(d) $3000.

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

11. How does Carrie feel while chatting with her surprise visitor at the height of her success?
(a) Uncomfortable.
(b) Happy.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Confused.

12. Where does Hurstwood decide to look for a job after someone comes to his flat demanding a bill be paid?
(a) The train station.
(b) A bar.
(c) The trolley yard.
(d) A department store.

13. What does Hurstwood do when he returns home day after day without finding another job?
(a) Reads the paper.
(b) Smokes his pipe and talks with Carrie.
(c) Goes to bed.
(d) Eats his dinner in silence.

14. What does Carrie decide to do when she hears that their savings is almost gone?
(a) Move in with Mrs. Vance.
(b) Divorce Hurstwood.
(c) Go back to Chicago.
(d) Find a job.

15. What is Carrie's first job in New York?
(a) A sales-girl.
(b) A chorus girl.
(c) A waitress.
(d) An actress.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hurstwood discourage Carrie from doing after they are married and in a new apartment?

2. How long does it take Hurstwood to learn to drive a trolley?

3. What does Carrie spend her entire night doing just before she is supposed to leave town?

4. What does Carrie learn about during her dinner with the surprise visitor during the height of her success?

5. Why does Hurstwood stop wearing his nice clothes?

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