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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 is the name of Julian's doctor?

2. What is kept in the Blackwood cellar?

3. What does Merricat do after meeting the visitor in Chapter 4?

4. Where does Mary Katherine imagine her house being in Chapter 1?

5. What does Merricat's uncle rely on to get around?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Merricat go in Chapter 4?

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

3. Who are Julian and Jonas?

4. What does Mary Katherine think of the villagers?

5. What does Merricat speak to Constance about playfully at the beginning of Chapter 5?

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

7. What does Julian describe in detail in Chapter 3?

8. What do Helen and Mrs. Wright encourage Constance to do in Chapter 2?

9. Which of Merricat's safeguards does she find has fallen in Chapter 4?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the element of mystery in the novel "We Have Always Lived in the Castle." What are some examples of mystery in the novel? Why is Merricat such a mysterious character?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of fear in "We Have Always Lived in the Castle." What are some examples of fear in the novel? What is Merricat fearful of and why? What are other characters fearful of and why?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the conclusion of the novel. Are there any surprises at the end? Are there any unanswered questions? Did you enjoy the novel?

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