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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 surprises Carrie by visiting her at the theater after the height of her success?
(a) Drouet.
(b) Mr. Ames.
(c) Hurstwood.
(d) Mrs. Vance.

2. What does Hurstwood daydream about after he learns about Carrie's success on stage?
(a) His life in Chicago.
(b) Being with Carrie again.
(c) Getting rich.
(d) Being an actor with Carrie.

3. How does Mr. Ames feel about acting as a career?
(a) It takes talent and ambition.
(b) It is for shallow women with no prospects.
(c) It is a tawdry profession for women with no values.
(d) It is a very respectable career.

4. How does Carrie feel about finding her first job in New York?
(a) Angry.
(b) Ecstatic.
(c) Scared.
(d) Proud.

5. How does Hurstwood hear about Carrie's theatrical success?
(a) Carrie writes to him about it.
(b) Word of mouth.
(c) Carrie's friends tell him about it.
(d) The newspaper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of job does Carrie think she would like to have now that Hurstwood is out of work?

2. How does Carrie feel while chatting with her surprise visitor at the height of her success?

3. Who does Hurstwood see in the lobby of the hotel that makes him incredibly nervous?

4. Where does Hurstwood find free bread after being released from the hospital?

5. Where does Hurstwood go for money after leaving the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What condition does Hurstwood find himself in after he is released from the hospital after months of sickness?

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