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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Carrie disappointed about her second acting part at the opera house?
(a) It was silent.
(b) It was not the lead.
(c) It was out of her comfort zone.
(d) It was a man's part.

2. What does Carrie tell Hurstwood to do after a man comes to her flat demanding money?
(a) Get a job.
(b) Pay the man.
(c) Explain how the debt was incurred.
(d) Fight the man.

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

4. Who protects Hurstwood from the angry strikers at the end of his first day driving the trolley?
(a) Carrie.
(b) His boss.
(c) The police.
(d) A body guard.

5. By what means does Hurstwood kill himself at the end of the book?
(a) Gas.
(b) Hanging.
(c) Jumping off a bridge.
(d) Poison.

6. How do Carrie and Hurstwood pay to furnish their new apartment together?
(a) With money Carrie stole from Drouet.
(b) With the money Hurstwood stole.
(c) With money from Hurstwood's new job.
(d) On credit.

7. Why does Hurstwood stop coming home from dinner after a few months of married life?
(a) He and Carrie fight too much.
(b) He gets busy at work.
(c) He finds his domestic life boring.
(d) He feels Carrie's resentment when he's home.

8. What does Carrie enjoy most about her new success in the theater?
(a) The freedom.
(b) The money.
(c) The benefits.
(d) The fame.

9. What kind of job does Carrie think she would like to have now that Hurstwood is out of work?
(a) One on stage.
(b) In a department store.
(c) In a resort.
(d) At a bar.

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

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

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

13. How does Carrie feel about being the breadwinner at her home now?
(a) Happy.
(b) Resentful.
(c) Proud.
(d) Angry.

14. Who comes to Carrie's flat demanding money after Carrie has been working for about a month in New York?
(a) A loan shark.
(b) The grocer.
(c) The butcher.
(d) Hurstwood's gambling buddy.

15. How does Hurstwood feel about the angry strikers at the trolley station?
(a) Angry.
(b) Scared.
(c) Confused.
(d) Amused.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Carrie preparing to go when she almost turns down an invitation to Mrs. Vance's house?

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

3. How does Carrie get a raise in pay at her first job in New York?

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

5. Where does Carrie find her second job in New York?

(see the answer keys)

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