An American Tragedy By Theodore Dreiser Study Help Quiz

1:  What is Clyde's job at the Hotel Green-Davidson?

a. Dining room waiter

b. Elevator operator

c. Bellboy

d. Doorman


2:  Where did Clyde have his first-ever alcoholic drink?

a. Kitty Keane's party

b. Frissell's restaurant

c. Back alley of the Hotel Green-Davidson

d. Sparser's stolen car


3:  Who was not in the car that ran over and killed the little girl?

a. Hortense

b. Laura

c. Lucille

d. Roberta


4:  Who is Harry Tenet?

a. Clyde's assumed name in Chicago

b. Clyde's Chicago cousin

c. The man who helped Clyde hide from the police in Chicago

d. Clyde's rich uncle.


5:  When Clyde meets Roberta's father for the first time, Clyde is

a. actually on a date with Sondra.

b. there to ask his permission to marry Roberta.

c. impressed with the beauty of the family farm and house.

d. afraid to tell him that Roberta is pregnant.


6:  At the end of the novel, Elvira (Clyde's mother) give her grandson a dime for ice cream because she

a. loves to spoil him.

b. wants to prevent a tantrum.

c. knows he's not lactose-intolerant.

d. wants her grandson to have a better life than Clyde had.


7:  Who said the following: "I can marry the person I want, I guess. And if I can't do it here, well, there are more ways than one to kill a cat."

a. Clyde

b. Sondra

c. Esta

d. Roberta


8:  Who said the following: "You wouldn't know, Clyde, would you, how I could raise a hundred dollars right away?"

a. Clyde's father

b. Clyde's mother

c. Clyde's sister Esta

d. Clyde's friend Oscar


9:  Who said the following: "What does he always want to go around saying, 'Praise the Lord' for? Other people don't do it."

a. Ratterer

b. Esta

c. Clyde

d. Hortense


10:  Who said the following: "In your heart was murder then."

a. McMillan

b. MacDuff

c. McDonald

d. McPherson


11:  True or False: District attorney Mason's prime reason for wanting to win the case is to avenge Roberta's death.

a. True

b. False


12:  True or False: When Clyde is arrested, his uncle immediately cuts all ties with him.

a. True

b. False


13:  True or False: Before Roberta fell into the water, she was hit in the face by a tripod.

a. True

b. False


14:  True or False: Clyde's sister and mother learn about his arrest from a newspaper story.

a. True

b. False


15:  True or False: Clyde's last words are "Mother, forgive me!"

a. True

b. False




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