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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Carrie leave for Hurstwood when she moves out of his flat?
(a) A note saying that she still loves him.
(b) A picture of them together.
(c) Twenty dollars.
(d) Their marriage certificate.

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

8. What does Hurstwood do after angry strikers at the trolley station attack him?
(a) Quits.
(b) Cries.
(c) Presses charges.
(d) Fights back.

9. Who rekindles a friendship with Carrie after she finds great success on stage?
(a) Drouet.
(b) Lola.
(c) Mrs. Vance.
(d) Hurstwood.

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

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

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

13. What does Hurstwood spend his days doing after Carrie finds her first job in New York?
(a) Smoking his pipe.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Gambling.
(d) Reading the newspaper.

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

15. What is most exciting to Carrie about her second job in New York?
(a) It pays twice as much as her first job.
(b) It is easier work.
(c) It is managed by a very handsome and rich man.
(d) It is closer to her flat.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Carrie feel while chatting with her surprise visitor at the height of her success?

2. Who does Carrie go to live when she decides to leave Hurstwood?

3. What causes Hurstwood to stop looking for work?

4. How does Hurstwood feel about Carrie's attempts to find work when he is unable to find a job himself?

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

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