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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. Why does Hurstwood decide to send his wife the money she needs to go on vacation?
(a) It will quiet her while she is away.
(b) It will give him some leverage in a divorce.
(c) It will give him a few weeks to make a plan.
(d) It will give him a chance to run away with Carrie.

2. What does Hurstwood do to help calm Carrie's nerves on stage?
(a) Tells Drouet to go to her and speak encouraging words.
(b) Throws flowers on stage.
(c) Cheers with much enthusiasm.
(d) Sends a note of love to her.

3. How does Mrs. Hurstwood find out about her husband's affair with Carrie?
(a) She sees them together.
(b) Comments from her neighbors.
(c) Drouet tells her about it.
(d) Hurstwood tells her himself.

4. Why does Carrie tell Hurstwood she would have to leave Chicago if she were to leave Drouet?
(a) She would not want to be reminded of him.
(b) She would feel too guilty if she saw him on the street.
(c) She would want a new start with a new love.
(d) She would be afraid he would find them.

5. What does Carrie decide to do with the money Drouet gave her when she meets him the next day?
(a) Buy Drouet lunch.
(b) Return it.
(c) Buy a train ticket.
(d) Buy her niece a coat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Carrie live before the book begins?

2. What does Mrs. Hurstwood ask her husband to get for her shortly after his affair with Carrie begins?

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

4. What does Carrie plan to do with her salary when she does find a job?

5. What does Sven spend most of his spare time doing when Carrie first stays with him and her sister?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What secrets have Carrie and Hurstwood been keeping from each other during their affair?

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

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

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

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

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

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