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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 does Hurstwood go for money after leaving the hospital?
(a) Chicago.
(b) The unemployment office.
(c) Carrie's theater.
(d) Carrie's flat.

2. Where does Carrie find her first job in New York?
(a) A casino.
(b) A saloon.
(c) A department store.
(d) A theater.

3. What happens after Hurstwood moves Carrie to a smaller flat?
(a) Carrie threatens to leave him.
(b) His partnership dissolves.
(c) He loses his job.
(d) He is arrested.

4. Why is Carrie unable to pay the person who comes to her flat demanding money?
(a) She has just paid her rent.
(b) She knows nothing of this debt.
(c) The sum is too high.
(d) She does not get her next paycheck for 3 more days.

5. Where does Hurstwood decide to take Carrie after hearing back from the resort in Chicago?
(a) New York.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Canada.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Hurstwood to go to the hospital?

2. How long does it take Hurstwood to learn to drive a trolley?

3. What does Carrie beg Hurstwood to do when Mrs. Vance comes to visit her?

4. What does Hurstwood harass Carrie about after she finds her first job in New York?

5. What does Carrie tell Hurstwood to do after a man comes to her flat demanding money?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Carrie to change her mind about turning down the invitation to a party being held by Mrs. Vance?

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

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

4. How does Hurstwood respond to the news of Carrie's theatrical success?

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

6. While looking for an acting job in New York, what does Carrie learn she must have in order to succeed?

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

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

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

10. How does Hurstwood get a warm bed for the night when he is released from the hospital?

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