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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 Drouet doing at the end of the book?
(a) Trying to woo Carrie.
(b) Seducing pretty girls.
(c) Opening a new club.
(d) Directing a play.

2. What is Hurstwood doing when Carrie thinks he is out looking for a job?
(a) Gambling.
(b) Sleeping in the park.
(c) Going to the theater.
(d) Reading in the library.

3. Who rekindles a friendship with Carrie after she finds great success on stage?
(a) Drouet.
(b) Mrs. Vance.
(c) Hurstwood.
(d) Lola.

4. Where does Hurstwood find free bread after being released from the hospital?
(a) He steals it from grocery stores.
(b) He works for it at the hotel.
(c) Restaurants after midnight.
(d) Homeless shelters.

5. Where is Hurstwood's wife going at the end of the book?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) Rome.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Carrie envy in the other girls that she works with in her first job in New York?

3. What does Hurstwood do after angry strikers at the trolley station attack him?

4. What does Carrie leave for Hurstwood when she moves out of his flat?

5. What causes Carrie to change her mind about turning down an invitation to a party at Mrs. Vance's house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Hurstwood find awaiting him when he tries to get a job as a trolley driver?

7. What is Carrie's second job in New York?

8. What happens to Hurstwood's daughter at the end of the book?

9. Why is Carrie so confused when the grocer comes to her door demanding his bill be paid?

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

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