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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 causes Carrie to lose her first job in Chicago?
(a) Her slow pace.
(b) A cold.
(c) Starting a fight with her co-workers.
(d) Her lack of experience.

2. Where does Hurstwood stay after storming out of his house after his wife's accusation of his affair?
(a) Carrie's apartment.
(b) The resort where he works.
(c) The Palmer House.
(d) The Plaza.

3. What does Carrie plan to do with her salary when she does find a job?
(a) Save it in a bank.
(b) Send it home to her family.
(c) Spend it on clothes.
(d) Pay her rent.

4. How do Carrie and Hurstwood decide to communicate in order to keep their affair secret from Drouet?
(a) Private messenger.
(b) Telegraphs.
(c) Phone calls.
(d) Mail.

5. What does Carrie's first job in Chicago entail?
(a) Punching holes in leather.
(b) Cleaning shelves.
(c) Sewing hats.
(d) Plucking chickens.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Hurstwood tell Carrie Drouet is when he takes her to the train station?

2. Who is Carrie trying to emulate as her relationship with Drouet begins to change?

3. What keeps Carrie from finding a job when she first starts looking for one in Chicago?

4. What causes the actors in the play to be jealous of Carrie?

5. What does Drouet discuss with Carrie the morning after her success in the play?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Hurstwood try to do when Drouet meets him at the resort the night after meeting Carrie?

5. What does Drouet offer Carrie when he sees her on the street a few weeks after first meeting her on the train?

6. What comment from a friend gives Mrs. Hurstwood the idea that her husband has not been faithful to her?

7. How does Carrie's sister respond to the news that Carrie has moved out of her house?

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

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

10. Why does Sven retire to bed so early every night?

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