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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. How does Hurstwood get Carrie to come with him after receiving the letter telling him that their relationship is over?
(a) He promises to take her to New York.
(b) He showers her with gifts.
(c) He shows her his divorce papers.
(d) He tells her Drouet is injured.

2. Where does Mr. Hurstwood work at the beginning of the book?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) A hotel.
(c) A country club.
(d) A resort and bar.

3. Why does Mr. Hurstwood refuse to help his wife show some of their friends around town one night?
(a) He hates being around his wife for longer than an hour at a time.
(b) He is too busy.
(c) He has to work.
(d) He does not feel like talking to people he does not like.

4. Where does Carrie live before the book begins?
(a) New York.
(b) Chicago.
(c) California.
(d) Wisconsin.

5. Why does Drouet beg Carrie not to move out of his apartment?
(a) He needs her beauty to keep him happy.
(b) He still has feelings for her.
(c) He does not want a public scandal on his hands.
(d) He does not want to lose her to an older man.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do Carrie and Drouet spend their nights after Carrie moves out of her sister's house?

3. Under whose name is most of Hurstwood's property?

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

5. Why does Carrie tell Hurstwood she would have to leave Chicago if she were to leave Drouet?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where is Carrie told to look for a job after being turned down twice on her first day of searching for employment in Chicago?

3. What excuse does Drouet give when Hurstwood finds him at lunch with a woman other than Carrie?

4. What does Hurstwood take from the resort after receiving the letter from Carrie telling him their relationship is over?

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

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

7. What keeps Hurstwood from openly having an affair?

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

9. How does Hurstwood treat Drouet when he comes to the resort after his business trip during which Hurstwood's and Carrie's affair began?

10. Why does Drouet call Carrie by another name when he is with the Masons?

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