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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Carrie not tell her co-workers about herself?
(a) She wants to be an actress.
(b) She is married.
(c) She is older than they are.
(d) She is pregnant.

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

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

6. 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) Ad libs.
(d) Sings.

7. Where does Carrie move to after finding great success on stage?
(a) A fancy hotel.
(b) A new house.
(c) A large flat.
(d) A large condominium.

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

9. What does Hurstwood do to avoid looking for work?
(a) Sit in hotel lobbies.
(b) Read in the library.
(c) Apply for unemployment checks.
(d) Sit on park benches.

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

11. What gives Carrie joy in during her long train ride with Hurstwood?
(a) The sights out the window.
(b) The thoughts of becoming an actress.
(c) The relief of knowing she doesn't need a job now.
(d) The attention from Hurstwood.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Hurstwood doing when Carrie thinks he is out looking for a job?

3. How much money of his own does Hurstwood have left after Carrie finds her first job in New York?

4. Why was Carrie disappointed about her second acting part at the opera house?

5. What does Hurstwood see when he first drives a trolley out in public?

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