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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Carrie think about the men she works with at her first job in Chicago?
(a) They are kind and selfless.
(b) They are big and brawny.
(c) They are coarse and unrefined.
(d) They are strange and distant.

2. Why is Carrie afraid to leave the situation with Drouet even though she knows that it compromises her moral virtue?
(a) She is too attached to all the fine things Drouet has bought for her.
(b) Drouet has threatened her.
(c) She is in love with Drouet, and fears he will find someone else if she leaves.
(d) She thinks her family will not accept her now.

3. Where does Hurstwood tell Carrie Drouet is when he takes her to the train station?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) The other side of town.
(c) New York.
(d) The country.

4. Where does Drouet spend his time the night after he meets Carrie?
(a) A brothel.
(b) His house.
(c) Searching for Carrie.
(d) A fancy restaurant.

5. What does Mrs. Hurstwood tell her husband that she expects from him during his affair?
(a) A divorce.
(b) Financial support.
(c) Honesty.
(d) Discretion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mr. Hurstwood refuse to help his wife show some of their friends around town one night?

2. What is Drouet doing when he is caught with another woman?

3. What question does Hurstwood's wife annoy him with the morning after the Masons' play?

4. Which of the following does Drouet NOT buy for Carrie the day after giving her the $20?

5. What does Mr. Hurstwood do with Carrie the first time he visits her while Drouet is away?

Short Essay Questions

1. What unexpected news does Drouet hear from a maid the morning after Carrie's success in the Masons' play?

2. What is Carrie's first impression of her co-workers at the shoe factory?

3. Why does Hurstwood decide to rent a carriage instead of continuing his walk with Carrie?

4. What does Hurstwood tell his friends to expect from the play put on by the Masons?

5. How does Hurstwood react when Drouet tells him about the play being put on by his group?

6. What new feeling does Hurstwood have when he takes Drouet and Carrie to dinner after the play?

7. Why does Hurstwood decide to try to work out the drama with his wife the day after he storms out of his house?

8. Why was Carrie moving to Chicago at the beginning of the book?

9. What does Hurstwood do when he visits Carrie and sees her depressed?

10. What does Hurstwood continually ask Carrie about when they meet together on the morning after her success in the play?

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