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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 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.

2. How much does Hurstwood have to pay for interest in a bar?
(a) $1000.
(b) $10,000.
(c) $10.
(d) $100.

3. Where does Hurstwood move after Carrie moves out of his apartment?
(a) Chicago.
(b) The street.
(c) A friend's house.
(d) A cheap hotel.

4. What does Hurstwood see when he first drives a trolley out in public?
(a) A robbery.
(b) A man being run over by a car.
(c) A fight between strikers and police.
(d) A car accident.

5. What does Carrie leave for Hurstwood when she moves out of his flat?
(a) Twenty dollars.
(b) A picture of them together.
(c) Their marriage certificate.
(d) A note saying that she still loves him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who protects Hurstwood from the angry strikers at the end of his first day driving the trolley?

2. Who rekindles a friendship with Carrie after she finds great success on stage?

3. Who surprises Carrie by visiting her at the theater after the height of her success?

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

5. What does Hurstwood have to do when his money runs out?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Carrie realize as she talks with some of her friends from her first job in New York?

2. What does Hurstwood do after his first two days working as a trolley driver?

3. What awakens Carrie's desires to have the luxuries of life just after she is married to Hurstwood?

4. Why is Carrie so confused when the grocer comes to her door demanding his bill be paid?

5. What does Hurstwood find awaiting him when he tries to get a job as a trolley driver?

6. Who does Hurstwood think will notice his absence first after he leaves with Carrie?

7. What shocking news does Hurstwood tell Carrie as they are fighting about his lack of a job?

8. How does Hurstwood respond to the news of Carrie's theatrical success?

9. What does Carrie do after work to keep from having to go back to her flat?

10. What makes Carrie feel less guilt about leaving Hurstwood the way she did?

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