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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 is Carrie thinking about during her long train ride?
(a) Her fears of what Hurstwood will do with her now.
(b) How to get back to Drouet.
(c) How Hurstwood tricked her.
(d) Becoming an actress in New York.

2. What causes Carrie to change her mind about turning down an invitation to a party at Mrs. Vance's house?
(a) She wants to see Mrs. Vance one more time before she leaves.
(b) She has never yet turned down an invitation.
(c) She hears Mr. Ames will be there.
(d) She gets a brand new dress from her tailor.

3. How does Carrie feel while chatting with her surprise visitor at the height of her success?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Confused.
(c) Uncomfortable.
(d) Happy.

4. What does Hurstwood harass Carrie about after she finds her first job in New York?
(a) Not making him dinner.
(b) Spending too much money.
(c) Not caring for him during his illness.
(d) Staying at work too long.

5. What does Carrie learn about during her dinner with the surprise visitor during the height of her success?
(a) Hurstwood's wife and children.
(b) Her sister's loss of fortune.
(c) Some gossip stories going around town about her.
(d) The money Hurstwood stole.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Hurstwood thinking about during his long train ride?

2. Why does Hurstwood want to move himself and Carrie into a flat smaller than the first one they have rented?

3. What is most exciting to Carrie about her second job in New York?

4. Who rekindles a friendship with Carrie after she finds great success on stage?

5. Where does Hurstwood decide to take Carrie after hearing back from the resort in Chicago?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Carrie finally convinced to leave Hurstwood?

2. Why does Carrie not get to spend any of Hurstwood's extra money on new clothing for herself?

3. How does Carrie feel about Mr. Ames when she first meets him?

4. What happens when Carrie is given a silent role in a play?

5. What shocking news does Hurstwood tell Carrie as they are fighting about his lack of a job?

6. What causes Hurstwood deep shame while he is at his new job in New York?

7. What condition does Hurstwood find himself in after he is released from the hospital after months of sickness?

8. How does Hurstwood feel about his attempt to find a job with the trolley company?

9. Who does Hurstwood think will notice his absence first after he leaves with Carrie?

10. Why is so surprising about the marriage proposals Carrie receives in the mail after she finds success on stage?

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