Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Maggie: A Girl of the Streets? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. What do all the infants in the novel represent?
A new hope for the future
The endless cycle of misery
Something cute and cuddly
Yet another source of noise in an already noisy tenement
Q. What does the flowered cretonne Maggie makes represent?
Her desire to hide in the apartment
Her effort to make her mother happy
Her hopes for a better life
Her attempt to impress Pete
Q. What does Maggie think of the costumes worn by the stage dancers she and Pete see?
They are splendid
They are tawdry
They are over-priced
They look ill-fitting
Q. Why do the women in the collar and cuff factory make Maggie anxious?
They pick on her
They ignore her
They represent what she could become
They are prettier than she is
Q. What does it mean for a woman to have "painted cheeks"?
She cares about being pretty
She's a prostitute
She's hiding
She works on the stage