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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Carrie think her date is doing?

2. How long has Cor Simard known Carrie?

3. What does Carrie do to the building?

4. What do some girls ask Carrie about her dress?

5. What does Carrie do to Billy's car?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Billy and Chris do when the town is on fire and what happens when they do it?

2. How did Billy Nolan use his friends with his plan for prom night?

3. What does Cora Simard tell the commission?

4. What happens when Tommy and Carrie are standing on stage?

5. What does Carrie do after she runs out of the prom?

6. What happens with Carrie immediately after the prank by Billy and Chris?

7. What had Chris and Billy done before the prom begins?

8. Why does Carrie go into a church? What does she do immediately after leaving the church?

9. What does Billy decide while waiting for the prom queen and king to be announced?

10. What does Carrie do to the building where the prom is being held?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Interesting characters contribute a great deal to the success of most novels. Discuss one of the following using specific examples from the text in your discussion:

1. Carrie is singly the most important and most visible character of all the characters. Discuss her most prominent character strengths and flaws and how they impact the other characters in the novel. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Define the term "character foil" and discuss which characters serve as a "foil" to Carrie's character. How do they do so? Why do they do so? How does having a foil to a character help define and make that character more complex? How does it do so in Carrie's case?

3. Discuss four secondary characters. What are their flaws and strengths? How do they contribute or detract from Carrie's efforts for a normal life? What is Carrie's opinion of each of the four characters? Does she like them? Tolerate them? Admire or despise them? Use specific examples from the text in your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following:

1. Compare and contrast the characters of Chris Hargensen and Sue Snell. How are they the same? How are they different? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. What do you think would have happened if these two characters, Chris Hargensen and Sue Snell never existed in the story? Use events from the book where the direct influence of Chris Hargensen and Sue Snell have an impact on others.

3. Who is the better person, Chris Hargensen or Sue? Why? Cite several examples from the book to support your case.

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following to discuss. Be sure to include specific examples to illustrate the theme you are discussing. How do specific characters help illustrate the theme? Would this novel be different without the theme? How? Is the theme one that could be considered universal? Why or why not :

1. Trace and analyze the theme of violence in CARRIE. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Trace and analyze the theme of abuse in CARRIE. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

3. Trace and analyze the theme of revenge in CARRIE. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

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