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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tries to warn the boys that Jimmie's father is approaching?
(a) Roger.
(b) Pete.
(c) A woman looking out the window above.
(d) A small boy watching the fight.

2. After the altercation in the doorway, where does Jimmie go to get away from Fader?
(a) Into the street.
(b) Into the old woman's apartment.
(c) Under the stairs.
(d) To the saloon.

3. While Jimmie listens outside the apartment door, what does Mudder threaten to do to Fader?
(a) Run him off.
(b) Break his neck.
(c) Slap him.
(d) Break his jaw.

4. After the brutal fight between Mudder and Fader in Chapter 3, how long do Jimmie and Maggie huddle in the corner of the apartment?
(a) Until breakfast.
(b) For five hours.
(c) For three hours.
(d) Until dawn.

5. When Pete reappears in the story, where does he promise to take Jimmie?
(a) To a boxing match.
(b) To meet a girl.
(c) To a casino.
(d) To a saloon.

6. What is Mudder doing when Jimmie, Maggie, and Fader arrive home?
(a) Fixing furniture.
(b) Cleaning.
(c) Doing Laundry.
(d) Cooking.

7. In Chapter 3, what does the old woman send Jimmie to buy for her?
(a) Wine.
(b) Beer.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) Matches.

8. After hearing the tales of bravery and victory, who leaves the apartment with Pete?
(a) Jimmie.
(b) Mudder.
(c) Maggie.
(d) No one.

9. Where is Maggie while Pete and Jimmie exchange tales of valor in Chapter 5?
(a) In another room.
(b) At work.
(c) In the shadows.
(d) Hanging laundry outside.

10. What is Pete's attitude toward Maggie as they wait for the show to start?
(a) Gracious and attentive.
(b) Sweet and loving.
(c) Brusque and irritated.
(d) Proud and condescending.

11. What is Jimmie's family's last name?
(a) Johnson.
(b) Jones.
(c) Smith.
(d) Murphy.

12. When Jimmie re-enters the apartment after the fight in Chapter 3, where are Mudder and Fader?
(a) Fader is on the floor and Mudder is on a chair.
(b) Mudder is on a chair and Fader is gone.
(c) Mudder and Fader are both on the floor.
(d) Mudder is on the floor and Fader is on a chair.

13. What time do Pete and Maggie arrive back at the apartment after the show?
(a) At midnight.
(b) Around nine.
(c) Near dawn.
(d) A late hour.

14. How does Maggie feel as she leaves the plays that she attends with Pete?
(a) She is excited.
(b) Her spirits are raised.
(c) Her heart is broken.
(d) She is depressed.

15. When Jimmie happens upon his furiously screaming mother, what does he tell her to do?
(a) Take a nap.
(b) Come home.
(c) Go back to the saloon.
(d) Stop shouting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says "Hully gee" several times in Chapter 5?

2. When Maggie sees that Jimmie has been fighting, what does she warn him that Mudder will do?

3. What two things set Pete apart from the Rum Alley tenement crowd?

4. How many different acts of the show are described in Chapter 7?

5. To keep money in his pocket, what does Jimmie become?

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