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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 do the Griffith family perform their daily evangelism?
(a) Charlotte
(b) Kentucky
(c) Kansas City
(d) Detroit

2. What town did Roberta first find a job in?
(a) Kings Lyn
(b) Racketeer
(c) Trippett Mills
(d) Leighton Buzzard

3. What room is Clyde asked to supervise?
(a) The changing room
(b) The dining room
(c) The stamping room
(d) The factory floor

4. What does Clyde decide is important in a woman?
(a) Looks
(b) Personality
(c) Sense of humor
(d) Social standing

5. Who invites Clyde on a weekend outing?
(a) Eddie Doyle
(b) Gilbert Griffith
(c) Samuel Grifftith
(d) Walter Dillard

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of shop does Short own?

2. Whose house is the Now and Then dance held at?

3. What kind of job does Clyde say his father has?

4. Where do Clyde and Roberta decide to find a doctor?

5. What does Clyde think will impress Hortense about his current situation?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways is Clyde becoming a less sympathetic character?

2. What are Clyde's parents opinion on his new job?

3. How does Jephson boost Clyde's courage?

4. How do Clyde and Roberta get over their moral upbringings?

5. Describe how Clyde kills Roberta.

6. What information does Clyde give the authorities?

7. How does Dreiser show Clyde and Roberta's fragmented thoughts?

8. What important decision does Clyde make in chapter 40, book 2?

9. Why does the Governor grant Clyde a hearing?

10. How do the authorities react to Roberta's death?

(see the answer keys)

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