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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 brings Charles Drouet the greatest joy in the world?
(a) Making money.
(b) Showing attention to ladies.
(c) Playing with children.
(d) Impressing strangers.

2. How does Hanson feel about having Carrie out of the house?
(a) He is relieved.
(b) He is indifferent.
(c) He misses the money she brought in.
(d) He is worried.

3. What does Carrie do with Mrs. Hale that makes her very depressed?
(a) Speaks about all the things they wish they had.
(b) Goes on a carriage ride through a luxurious area of town.
(c) Sees Drouet at dinner with another woman.
(d) Goes to a very sad play.

4. What does Hurstwood tell his friends to do when they go to the play put on by Drouet's group?
(a) Boo the whole time.
(b) Cheer for Carrie.
(c) Leave half way through.
(d) Wear formal attire.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Carrie suggest that she and Hurstwood do the day after her success in the play?

2. Why does Carrie not buy a jacket with the money Drouet gave her?

3. How does Carrie show Hurstwood that she loves him?

4. How did Hurstwood leave himself open to be sued for divorce?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What job does Carrie decide to take after Drouet moves out of her apartment?

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

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

4. What causes Carrie to suspect Hurstwood's motives in getting her on the train to New York?

5. What does Carrie tell Hurstwood he must do if he wants her to leave Drouet and be with him?

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

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

8. Why was Carrie offered a job at a department store during the slow season?

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

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

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