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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Hurstwood decide to take Carrie after hearing back from the resort in Chicago?
(a) New York.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Canada.

2. What is Carrie doing when she first meets Mr. Ames?
(a) Taking a walk.
(b) Auditioning for a play.
(c) Crying in a park.
(d) Going to the theater with Mrs. Vance.

3. How does Carrie feel about the couple that moves in to the flat across the hall from her and Hurstwood?
(a) She is excited to make new friends.
(b) She thinks they are flaunting their happiness to her.
(c) She is afraid they will recognize her.
(d) She is embarrassed to be seen with them.

4. By what means does Hurstwood kill himself at the end of the book?
(a) Jumping off a bridge.
(b) Poison.
(c) Gas.
(d) Hanging.

5. What does Carrie decide to do when she hears that their savings is almost gone?
(a) Go back to Chicago.
(b) Move in with Mrs. Vance.
(c) Find a job.
(d) Divorce Hurstwood.

6. Where is Hurstwood's wife going at the end of the book?
(a) Paris.
(b) Rome.
(c) London.
(d) New York.

7. How does Carrie get a raise in pay at her first job in New York?
(a) She is promoted.
(b) She gets one of the other girls fired.
(c) She asks for it.
(d) She goes on a date with her manager.

8. How does Carrie feel about finding her first job in New York?
(a) Angry.
(b) Ecstatic.
(c) Proud.
(d) Scared.

9. Why is Carrie unable to pay the person who comes to her flat demanding money?
(a) She has just paid her rent.
(b) She knows nothing of this debt.
(c) The sum is too high.
(d) She does not get her next paycheck for 3 more days.

10. What is Carrie thinking about during her long train ride?
(a) How Hurstwood tricked her.
(b) Becoming an actress in New York.
(c) Her fears of what Hurstwood will do with her now.
(d) How to get back to Drouet.

11. What kind of job does Carrie think she would like to have now that Hurstwood is out of work?
(a) In a department store.
(b) One on stage.
(c) In a resort.
(d) At a bar.

12. What does Hurstwood do after angry strikers at the trolley station attack him?
(a) Quits.
(b) Presses charges.
(c) Cries.
(d) Fights back.

13. Who protects Hurstwood from the angry strikers at the end of his first day driving the trolley?
(a) His boss.
(b) The police.
(c) Carrie.
(d) A body guard.

14. What causes Hurstwood to become suicidal at times?
(a) Not getting the money he needs.
(b) Seeing his reflection.
(c) Seeing people he knew in Chicago.
(d) Reading about Carrie's success.

15. How do Carrie and Hurstwood pay to furnish their new apartment together?
(a) With money from Hurstwood's new job.
(b) With the money Hurstwood stole.
(c) On credit.
(d) With money Carrie stole from Drouet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Carrie envy in the other girls that she works with in her first job in New York?

2. Where does Hurstwood decide to look for a job after someone comes to his flat demanding a bill be paid?

3. How long does it take Hurstwood to learn to drive a trolley?

4. What does Hurstwood do to avoid looking for work?

5. How much does Hurstwood have to pay for interest in a bar?

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