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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 does Carrie beg Hurstwood to do when Mrs. Vance comes to visit her?
(a) Stay out of sight.
(b) Leave the flat.
(c) Put on some nice clothes.
(d) Be polite and funny if possible.

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

3. Where does Hurstwood choose to spend the night after his first day at work as a trolley driver?
(a) A hotel lobby.
(b) The train station.
(c) A trolley terminal.
(d) The park.

4. Who protects Hurstwood from the angry strikers at the end of his first day driving the trolley?
(a) Carrie.
(b) A body guard.
(c) The police.
(d) His boss.

5. What does Carrie spend her entire night doing just before she is supposed to leave town?
(a) Writing a letter.
(b) Packing her bags.
(c) Rehearsing.
(d) Talking to Mr. Ames.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Hurstwood decide to look for a job after someone comes to his flat demanding a bill be paid?

2. Where is Hurstwood's wife going at the end of the book?

3. What does Carrie learn about during her dinner with the surprise visitor during the height of her success?

4. What is Carrie ashamed to tell Mrs. Vance when they run into each other on the street one day after Hurstwood loses his job?

5. By what means does Hurstwood kill himself at the end of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Carrie realize as she talks with some of her friends from her first job in New York?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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