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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. How does Mrs. Hurstwood spend her day?
(a) Reading.
(b) Gossiping.
(c) Teaching.
(d) Shopping.

2. Where does Hurstwood tell Carrie Drouet is when he takes her to the train station?
(a) New York.
(b) The other side of town.
(c) The country.
(d) Philadelphia.

3. What does Carrie do with Mrs. Hale that makes her very depressed?
(a) Goes on a carriage ride through a luxurious area of town.
(b) Sees Drouet at dinner with another woman.
(c) Speaks about all the things they wish they had.
(d) Goes to a very sad play.

4. How does Hurstwood pay for the train tickets to New York?
(a) He has stolen money from work.
(b) He uses Drouet's money.
(c) He writes a bad check.
(d) He pawns his watch.

5. What brings Charles Drouet the greatest joy in the world?
(a) Playing with children.
(b) Showing attention to ladies.
(c) Making money.
(d) Impressing strangers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Carrie and Drouet spend their nights after Carrie moves out of her sister's house?

2. How does Carrie respond in her letter to Hurstwood after receiving one from him while she is out looking for work?

3. Where does Drouet spend his time the night after he meets Carrie?

4. Where is Carrie told she must go to pursue her chosen line of work?

5. How much rent is Carrie expected to pay for staying with her sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Drouet call Carrie by another name when he is with the Masons?

2. How does Carrie's sister respond to the news that Carrie has moved out of her house?

3. Why does Hurstwood decide to try to work out the drama with his wife the day after he storms out of his house?

4. What new feeling does Hurstwood have when he takes Drouet and Carrie to dinner after the play?

5. What does Hurstwood receive in the mail that lets him know his life is about to change dramatically?

6. How does Hurstwood react when Drouet tells him about the play being put on by his group?

7. What does Drouet offer Carrie when he sees her on the street a few weeks after first meeting her on the train?

8. What comment from a friend gives Mrs. Hurstwood the idea that her husband has not been faithful to her?

9. Where is Carrie told to look for a job after being turned down twice on her first day of searching for employment in Chicago?

10. What does Hurstwood try to do when Drouet meets him at the resort the night after meeting Carrie?

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