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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does Hurstwood feel about Carrie's attempts to find work when he is unable to find a job himself?
(a) He is confused.
(b) He is amused.
(c) He is angry.
(d) He is ashamed.

4. What does Hurstwood see when he first drives a trolley out in public?
(a) A man being run over by a car.
(b) A fight between strikers and police.
(c) A car accident.
(d) A robbery.

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

6. How long does it take Hurstwood to learn to drive a trolley?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) 1 day.

7. Who surprises Carrie by visiting her at the theater after the height of her success?
(a) Drouet.
(b) Hurstwood.
(c) Mr. Ames.
(d) Mrs. Vance.

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

9. Where does Hurstwood finally find a job when he runs out of his money after Carrie leaves him?
(a) The train station.
(b) A casino.
(c) A hotel.
(d) A bar.

10. What does Hurstwood daydream about after he learns about Carrie's success on stage?
(a) Getting rich.
(b) His life in Chicago.
(c) Being with Carrie again.
(d) Being an actor with Carrie.

11. What does Hurstwood have to do when his money runs out?
(a) Sue his wife in Chicago for some money.
(b) Ask Carrie for money.
(c) Look for work.
(d) Beg.

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

13. Where does Carrie find her first job in New York?
(a) A saloon.
(b) A theater.
(c) A department store.
(d) A casino.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Carrie doing when she first meets Mr. Ames?

2. What happens after Hurstwood moves Carrie to a smaller flat?

3. Who introduces Carrie to Mr. Ames?

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. What does Carrie leave for Hurstwood when she moves out of his flat?

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