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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 Charles say is in the house with Constance and Merricat?
2. What does Merricat admire at the beginning of Chapter 8?
3. What does Constance think Julian would have been buried in?
4. Where does Merricat take her sister in Chapter 8?
5. What does Merricat use to barricade the sides of the house in Chapter 10?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Merricat notice is different when she returns home in Chapter 8?
2. What is Helen Clarke's goal when she comes by the house in Chapter 9?
3. In Chapter 9, what does Merricat see and hear in the night from her hiding spot?
4. What does Merricat do when she peeks in at Charles's room in Chapter 8?
5. What does Merricat imagine at the end of Chapter 7?
6. What do the girls decide to do in honor of Uncle Julian in Chapter 9?
7. After the fire, what does Merricat say are her new safeguards? Why does she think she needs new ones?
8. What does Charles say which causes Merricat to run away in Chapter 7?
9. In Chapter 6, how does Merricat describe the way Charles has taken over her house?
10. Faced with a ruined home, what do Constance and Merricat decide to do?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the motif of greed in the "We Have Always Lived in the Castle". Who is greedy? How does this character show his greed? How do the other characters react to his greed?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the motif of loyalty in the novel "We Have Always Lived in the Castle." Who is loyal to whom? In what way does Constance's loyalty to her sister negatively impact her life? Is the loyalty between Merricat and Constance swayed at any time?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and interpret the information given about the murders? How might they have taken place and why? In what manner does Jackson share the information about the murders? Is the identity of the murderer a surprise?
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