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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. When she thinks about Maggie begging to come home at some future date, what does Mudder do?
(a) Laugh gleefully.
(b) Smile vindictively.
(c) Wring her hands.
(d) Weep mournfully.

2. As Chapter 12 opens, what are Pete and Maggie doing?
(a) Taking a walk.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Arguing.
(d) Drinking beer.

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

4. When Jimmie arrives home in Chapter 15, what major event has happened?
(a) Maggie has returned.
(b) Pete has destroyed the apartment.
(c) The old woman has fallen.
(d) Mudder has died.

5. What does the end of Chapter 13 say that Mudder goes through life doing?
(a) Laughing at fate.
(b) Drinking the days away.
(c) Screaming at the neighbors.
(d) Shedding tears.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who throws the first punch in the saloon fight?

2. Which friend of Pete's is among the women in the saloon with him?

3. To whom in the crowd does the "painted" girl throw her glances?

4. When Pete and Maggie enter the hall at the beginning of Chapter 14, how long has Maggie been away from home?

5. To what four animals are the fighters in Chapter 11 compared?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the old woman stop Jimmie to report what she witnessed in the hallway?

2. How might Maggie's story be different if the stout gentleman she encounters in the suburbs stops to help her?

3. What is the state of the apartment when Jimmie arrives home in Chapter 10?

4. What does Jimmie do when the policeman arrives to break up the saloon fight?

5. Compare Pete's attitude toward Nellie to Maggie's attitude toward Pete.

6. What is ironic about Mudders condemnation of Maggie's evil ways?

7. Why is Mudder raving when Jimmie finally comes home after his saloon fight?

8. How does Pete rationalize his lack of guilt in the situation with Maggie?

9. What are the women in the dark hallway saying as Jimmie passes them on his way out to find Pete?

10. How does Mudder treat Maggie when Maggie finally returns home? What is Maggie's reaction to Mudder's treatment?

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