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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 Drouet discuss with Carrie the morning after her success in the play?

2. Why does Hurstwood not want to divorce his wife even though he loves Carrie?

3. What does Drouet start doing that changes the way Carrie feels about him?

4. Why does Drouet beg Carrie not to move out of his apartment?

5. Why does Hurstwood worry that Carrie will not run away with him now?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What secrets have Carrie and Hurstwood been keeping from each other during their affair?

3. Why does Hurstwood decide to rent a carriage instead of continuing his walk with Carrie?

4. What does Hurstwood continually ask Carrie about when they meet together on the morning after her success in the play?

5. What does Carrie tell Hurstwood he must do if he wants her to leave Drouet and be with him?

6. What does Hurstwood do when he visits Carrie and sees her depressed?

7. What does Hurstwood tell his friends to expect from the play put on by the Masons?

8. Why does Sven retire to bed so early every night?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this book?

Essay Topic 2

Hurstwood endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does he learn through these experiences? How does he ultimately respond to this barrage of trials?

Essay Topic 3

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

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