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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 decide she must do in case Drouet does not choose to come back to her?

2. Why does Carrie tell Hurstwood she would have to leave Chicago if she were to leave Drouet?

3. What excites Carrie so much about her budding relationship with Hurstwood before anyone finds out about it?

4. How does Hurstwood get Carrie to come with him after receiving the letter telling him that their relationship is over?

5. How did Hurstwood leave himself open to be sued for divorce?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hurstwood react when Drouet tells him about the play being put on by his group?

2. How does Carrie view her relationship with Drouet after she has lived with him for a little while?

3. What causes Carrie to suspect Hurstwood's motives in getting her on the train to New York?

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

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

6. How does Hurstwood treat Drouet when he comes to the resort after his business trip during which Hurstwood's and Carrie's affair began?

7. What is Carrie's first impression of her co-workers at the shoe factory?

8. What comment from a friend gives Mrs. Hurstwood the idea that her husband has not been faithful to her?

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

10. What keeps Hurstwood from openly having an affair?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 2

What did Carrie learn about herself from her confrontations with potential employers and how did these interaction cause her to change?

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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