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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Carrie preparing to go when she almost turns down an invitation to Mrs. Vance's house?
(a) Wisconsin.
(b) Europe.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Canada.

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

3. Who does Hurstwood see in the lobby of the hotel that makes him incredibly nervous?
(a) Drouet.
(b) His wife's lawyer.
(c) Someone he met at the resort.
(d) A detective.

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

5. How does Hurstwood get by after being released from the hospital?
(a) Begging.
(b) Borrowed money.
(c) Charity.
(d) Stealing.

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

7. What does Carrie envy in the other girls that she works with in her first job in New York?
(a) Their happy and successful relationships.
(b) Their youth and beauty.
(c) Their ability to spend their money on clothes.
(d) Their supportive family and friends.

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

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

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

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

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

13. Why does Carrie feel she needs to find another job after a month or two?
(a) Her current company is leaving town.
(b) She is too talented for where she is working.
(c) She does not like her boss.
(d) She is not being paid enough.

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

15. How does Hurstwood hear about Carrie's theatrical success?
(a) Carrie's friends tell him about it.
(b) Carrie writes to him about it.
(c) Word of mouth.
(d) The newspaper.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Carrie feel about finding her first job in New York?

3. What does Hurstwood do after angry strikers at the trolley station attack him?

4. What does Carrie spend most of her time doing just after she marries Hurstwood?

5. What does Carrie not tell her co-workers about herself?

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