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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 Hurstwood see in the lobby of the hotel that makes him incredibly nervous?
(a) Drouet.
(b) A detective.
(c) His wife's lawyer.
(d) Someone he met at the resort.

2. How does Hurstwood find out about some job openings after a man comes to his flat demanding money?
(a) In the newspaper.
(b) From Carrie.
(c) From a friend.
(d) From his old partner.

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

4. What is Hurstwood thinking about during his long train ride?
(a) How to hide his new position from his wife.
(b) How to make Carrie trust him again.
(c) Imagining what his new life with Carrie will entail.
(d) What people will think when they notice he is gone.

5. How does Hurstwood feel about Carrie's attempts to find work when he is unable to find a job himself?
(a) He is ashamed.
(b) He is confused.
(c) He is angry.
(d) He is amused.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Carrie spend most of her time doing just after she marries Hurstwood?

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

3. How much money of his own does Hurstwood have left after Carrie finds her first job in New York?

4. How much does Hurstwood have to pay for interest in a bar?

5. How does Carrie feel about the couple that moves in to the flat across the hall from her and Hurstwood?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Carrie finally convinced to leave Hurstwood?

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

3. Why is Carrie so surprised about being able to find a job so fast in New York?

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

5. Why is Hurstwood unable to find employment after his saloon in New York closes?

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

7. What awakens Carrie's desires to have the luxuries of life just after she is married to Hurstwood?

8. How does Hurstwood expect to be able to afford his rent and food after Carrie finds her first job in New York?

9. Why does Carrie say she does not date after finding so much success on stage?

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

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