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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 Hurstwood sell when Carrie moves out of his flat?
(a) The kitchen utensils.
(b) The furniture.
(c) All the pictures he has of her.
(d) The clothes she has left.

2. How long does Hurstwood stay in the hospital?
(a) Six days.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) A fortnight.
(d) Several months.

3. How does Hurstwood get by after being released from the hospital?
(a) Charity.
(b) Begging.
(c) Borrowed money.
(d) Stealing.

4. What does Carrie spend most of her time doing just after she marries Hurstwood?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Window shopping.
(c) Cleaning and reading.
(d) Taking walks in the park.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do Carrie and Hurstwood pay to furnish their new apartment together?

3. How much money does Hurstwood get when his partnership dissolves?

4. Why are there some extra job openings in New York when someone comes to Hurstwood's flat demanding a bill be paid?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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