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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. What do the two boot blacks challenge Dick to in Chapter 14?
(a) A swim.
(b) A fencing bout.
(c) A fight.
(d) A game.

2. What was Dick's first job that he tells Frank about in Chapter 8?
(a) A shoe shiner.
(b) A newsboy.
(c) A baker.
(d) A sweeper.

3. Who is Dick's first customer?
(a) Dreiser.
(b) Bullack.
(c) Tommy.
(d) Greyson.

4. When the thief is caught, how long of a sentence does he receive in Chapter 22?
(a) One year.
(b) Nine months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Three months.

5. What is the name that Dick asks the young man about while aboard the ferry in Chapter 11?
(a) Ephraim Smith.
(b) Mark Ruffalo.
(c) Dick Jones.
(d) Hiriam Bates.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who feels uncomfortable with the Greysons in Chapter 17?

2. Who studies for two hours every evening in Chapter 18?

3. Dick's second customer pays him with _____________.

4. What does Dick open in Chapter 14 to save money?

5. Who takes a fancy to Dick in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dick reveal his honesty to Mr. Greyson in Chapter 15?

2. Describe the change that Dick undergoes in Chapter 12.

3. How does Dick's good habits rub off on Henry, and how does he help Henry in Chapter 18?

4. How does Dick's good samaritan deed land him a job in Chapter 26?

5. Describe Dick and Mickey Maguire's confrontation in Chapter 17 and 18.

6. Describe the incident on the horse car with Frank and Dick in Chapter 9.

7. How does Dick help Tom, the boot-black?

8. How does Dick help Fosdick and receive help in return?

9. What does Dick have to change in order to be acceptable in society in Chapter 1?

10. How do the boot blacks react to Dick's new clothes in Chapters 14 and 15?

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