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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many daughters does the bespectacled, mocking police justice say that Mudder has a record of ruining?
(a) 8.
(b) 37.
(c) 12.
(d) 42.

2. When the old woman tells her tale in Chapter 10, what does she say that Maggie asks Pete?
(a) If he would marry her.
(b) If he loved her.
(c) When she would see him again.
(d) If she could live with him.

3. What is Mudder raving about when Jimmie arrives home in Chapter 13?
(a) The dirty apartment.
(b) The neighbors.
(c) Jimmie.
(d) Maggie.

4. When Pete and Maggie join Nellie and Freddie, where does Maggie sit?
(a) Between Nellie and Freddie.
(b) Between Pete and Freddie.
(c) Between Pete and Nellie.
(d) Behind Nellie.

5. Who does Maggie meet as she wanders among the rows of houses?
(a) A stout, well-dressed gentleman.
(b) A working man with a load of firewood.
(c) A small boy selling newspapers.
(d) A woman in stylish clothes.

6. What material is used for the saloon doors?
(a) Metal.
(b) Oak.
(c) Glass.
(d) Bamboo.

7. When Maggie approaches Pete in the side street, what does he tell her to do?
(a) Come back in a few hours.
(b) Meet him on Friday night.
(c) Come inside the saloon.
(d) Go away and stay away.

8. What do the women do once Pete is soundly in a drunken sleep?
(a) They mock him.
(b) They leave.
(c) They fall asleep, too.
(d) They continue to order drinks.

9. When Pete and Maggie enter the hall at the beginning of Chapter 14, how long has Maggie been away from home?
(a) A year.
(b) Five days.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Two months.

10. What does the old woman say is Pete's response to Maggie's question?
(a) "Oh, hell, yes."
(b) "Of course."
(c) "Certainly not."
(d) "We shall see."

11. At the beginning of Chapter 12, what is the ballad singer wearing?
(a) A scarlet dress.
(b) A pink tutu.
(c) A purple dress.
(d) A black gown.

12. For whom is the "forlorn woman" looking?
(a) Blue Billie.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Pete.
(d) Jimmie.

13. What material is used for the front of the saloon building where Pete works?
(a) Metal.
(b) Glass.
(c) Bamboo.
(d) Oak.

14. What has been done to the apartment when Jimmie arrives home from work?
(a) It is beautiful and spotless.
(b) It has been completely trashed.
(c) It has been tidied up.
(d) It is dirty and smelly.

15. When Maggie asks "Who?" as she wanders, who tries to answer her question?
(a) Mudder.
(b) A man passing by.
(c) A beggar woman.
(d) A well-dressed gentleman.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Maggie relates the tragic tales of her childhood, who does Pete denounce as "jays"?

2. Who else is drinking at the bar during the verbal exchange between Jimmie, his companion, and Pete?

3. When Jimmie passes the group of women in the dark hallway, about whom are they talking?

4. When Freddie offhandedly invites Maggie to leave with him, where does Maggie say she is going?

5. What does the end of Chapter 13 say that Mudder goes through life doing?

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