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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 Merricat have buried in the long field?

2. What does Constance always do at twenty minutes after eleven?

3. Who does Mary Katherine believe is entitled to own the nicest house in the village?

4. Who is Stella?

5. How old is Mary Katherine in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why has Charles never come to help the Blackwood sisters before?

2. What does Mary Katherine imagine while she is shopping in order to distract herself from the villagers?

3. What are Merricat's safeguards as described in Chapter 3?

4. What does Constance consider wearing in Chapter 5? What does this tell us about her?

5. How does Stella act around Mary Katherine in Chapter 1?

6. What does Merricat recite after Charles offers carry out her errands in the village?

7. What is the first thing Constance says in the book, and what is its significance?

8. What kinds of things does Merricat say the people who would come to her house looking for Constance after the murders would do?

9. Who are Julian and Jonas?

10. What was Mary Katherine's routine when she visited the village?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the antagonist of the novel "We Have Always Lived in the Castle." Who is the antagonist? Is there more than one antagonist? How do these characters affect the protagonist?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and interpret Jackson's use of ambiguity. What are some examples of ambiguity in the novel? What might the meaning be behind these examples of ambiguity?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the conflicts of the novel "We Have Always Lived in the Castle." Who is in conflict with whom and why? How do these conflicts affect the plot and the characters?

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