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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. Who does Carrie ask to live with her after finding great success on stage?
(a) Her new love interest.
(b) Hurstwood.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Lola.

2. Why does Hurstwood stop wearing his nice clothes?
(a) He does not have the energy.
(b) He doesn't feel worthy of them.
(c) He loses all hope of finding work.
(d) He doesn't want to waste them.

3. What does Hurstwood have to do when his money runs out?
(a) Beg.
(b) Look for work.
(c) Sue his wife in Chicago for some money.
(d) Ask Carrie for money.

4. Who surprises Carrie by visiting her at the theater after the height of her success?
(a) Drouet.
(b) Mrs. Vance.
(c) Hurstwood.
(d) Mr. Ames.

5. How does Carrie get a raise in pay at her first job in New York?
(a) She gets one of the other girls fired.
(b) She is promoted.
(c) She asks for it.
(d) She goes on a date with her manager.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who protects Hurstwood from the angry strikers at the end of his first day driving the trolley?

2. How does Hurstwood hear about Carrie's theatrical success?

3. Where does Hurstwood go for money after leaving the hospital?

4. Where does Hurstwood choose to spend the night after his first day at work as a trolley driver?

5. What does Carrie not tell her co-workers about herself?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is so strange about the marriage between Carrie and Hurstwood?

5. What does Carrie do after work to keep from having to go back to her flat?

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

7. What makes Carrie feel less guilt about leaving Hurstwood the way she did?

8. How is Carrie finally convinced to leave Hurstwood?

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

10. What does Hurstwood do after his first two days working as a trolley driver?

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