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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. Where is the first place in Chicago that Carrie goes to find work?
(a) The railroad.
(b) A millinery.
(c) The industrial district.
(d) The wholesale district.

2. Why does Carrie feel she can no longer trust Hurstwood after her confrontation with Drouet about her affair?
(a) His wife comes to her and tells her about his lack of fortune.
(b) She hears some horrible rumors about him.
(c) He has lied to her about his actual success in business.
(d) She finds out he is married.

3. What does Hurstwood say he will do after discussing his affair with his wife?
(a) Hire two new maids.
(b) Take their children.
(c) Hire a lawyer.
(d) Take her on vacation.

4. 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.

5. What would Carrie have had to her name had she decided to leave Drouet as planned?
(a) The rights to the plays she wrote with Drouet.
(b) The clothes on her back and a few dollars.
(c) The residual money from Drouet's work with the Masons.
(d) Half of Drouet's estate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hurstwood tell Drouet he will do about the play being put on by Drouet's group?

2. Where does Drouet spend his time the night after he meets Carrie?

3. How much rent is Carrie expected to pay for staying with her sister?

4. How does Carrie respond in her letter to Hurstwood after receiving one from him while she is out looking for work?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Hurstwood receive in the mail that lets him know his life is about to change dramatically?

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

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

7. What kind of woman does Drouet tell Carrie he would rather be with as their relationship begins to change?

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

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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