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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. How does Mrs. Hurstwood spend her day?

2. What does Carrie plan to do with her salary when she does find a job?

3. How does Carrie respond in her letter to Hurstwood after receiving one from him while she is out looking for work?

4. Where does Carrie live before the book begins?

5. Why is Carrie afraid to leave the situation with Drouet even though she knows that it compromises her moral virtue?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What keeps Hurstwood from openly having an affair?

3. Why was Carrie offered a job at a department store during the slow season?

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

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

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

7. Why was Carrie moving to Chicago at the beginning of the book?

8. What kind of woman does Drouet tell Carrie he would rather be with as their relationship begins to change?

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

10. What does Hurstwood try to do when Drouet meets him at the resort the night after meeting Carrie?

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

Laughter and happiness are common themes found in this novel. Where does this come into play, and how does it affect the characters involved in these scenes?

Essay Topic 3

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

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