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

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

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

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

5. How much does Hurstwood have to pay for interest in a bar?
(a) $100.
(b) $10,000.
(c) $1000.
(d) $10.

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

7. What does Carrie do in response to the increasing despondency shown by Hurstwood?
(a) She files for divorce.
(b) She moves out.
(c) She gets medical help for him.
(d) She sleeps in another bed.

8. Where has Hurstwood actually bought train tickets for?
(a) Canada.
(b) Detroit.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) New York.

9. How does Carrie feel about finding her first job in New York?
(a) Scared.
(b) Ecstatic.
(c) Proud.
(d) Angry.

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

11. Where is Hurstwood's wife going at the end of the book?
(a) Rome.
(b) London.
(c) Paris.
(d) New York.

12. Where does Hurstwood find free bread after being released from the hospital?
(a) Restaurants after midnight.
(b) Homeless shelters.
(c) He steals it from grocery stores.
(d) He works for it at the hotel.

13. 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.

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

15. Where does Hurstwood decide to take Carrie after hearing back from the resort in Chicago?
(a) Chicago.
(b) New York.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Canada.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hurstwood harass Carrie about after she finds her first job in New York?

2. What does Hurstwood do to keep from having to ask Carrie for so much of her hard earned money?

3. What is most exciting to Carrie about her second job in New York?

4. What does Carrie decide to do when she hears that their savings is almost gone?

5. Who rekindles a friendship with Carrie after she finds great success on stage?

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