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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jimmie's companion say he would ask for if he should ever meet God?
(a) Food, clothing, and shelter.
(b) A nice house and a million dollars.
(c) A million dollars and a bottle of beer.
(d) A job.

2. Which two groups of boys are involved in the opening street fight?
(a) The Black Door boys and the Devil's Row boys.
(b) The Rum Alley boys and the Black Door boys.
(c) The Evil's Row boys and the Rum Alley boys.
(d) The Rum Alley boys and the Devil's Row boys.

3. What three characters figure prominently in every play that Maggie and Pete go to see?
(a) Mother, daughter, and son.
(b) King, queen, and hero.
(c) Hero, heroine, and villain.
(d) Mother, father, and child.

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

5. Why does Pete become more eloquent and elaborate in descriptions of his bravery and fighting skill?
(a) He notices Maggie is listening closely.
(b) He notices Mudder is listening closely.
(c) He notices Jimmie is impressed.
(d) He is drunk and cannot help himself.

6. Who is the bartender at the saloon from which Mudder is removed?
(a) David Copperfield.
(b) Blue Billie.
(c) Jimmie Murckre.
(d) Pete.

7. Which of the following expressions is used in Chapter 3 to describe the old woman?
(a) Small and bent.
(b) Gnarled and leathery.
(c) Large and boisterous.
(d) Slender and wiry.

8. In Chapter 2, what accusation starts the altercation between Fader and Mudder?
(a) He accuses her of not keeping the house clean.
(b) She accuses him of infidelity.
(c) He accuses her of drinking.
(d) She accuses him of drinking.

9. What is Maggie's impression of Pete?
(a) He is looking for trouble.
(b) He would make an ideal beau.
(c) He is wise and good.
(d) He is a loud-mouthed fool.

10. Who does Jimmie storm at, denounce, and compare to pestering flies in Chapter 4?
(a) Police officers.
(b) Foot passengers.
(c) Firefighters.
(d) Other truck drivers.

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

12. What color does the book say Mudder's face turns when she is angry?
(a) Bright red.
(b) Dull yellow.
(c) Pale grey.
(d) Almost purple.

13. What animal does Chapter 4 compare Jimmie with as he drives?
(a) A snake.
(b) An Indonesian monkey.
(c) An African cow.
(d) A donkey.

14. What does Pete say about Maggie's shape at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) "It could use some work."
(b) "It's outa sight."
(c) "It's quite remarkable."
(d) "It's fine, fine, fine."

15. What is Jimmie standing on as he curses his opponents in the street fight?
(a) An overturned bucket.
(b) A pile of scrap lumber.
(c) An old apple crate.
(d) A heap of gravel.

Short Answer Questions

1. As he drinks at the bar, to what does Fader liken his home?

2. While Jimmie listens outside the apartment door, what does Mudder threaten to do to Fader?

3. Which boy does Jimmie fight with over his performance in the fight?

4. What day does Maggie expect Pete to return?

5. Who is Mudder trying to start a fight with after she enters the tenement building?

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