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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. Where does Merricat's uncle tell Mrs. Wright about the murders?

2. How many years has it been since the Blackwell family died?

3. How does Stella treat Mary Katherine?

4. Why is Constance expecting Helen Clarke to come by the house in Chapter 2?

5. Who was accused of the Blackwoods' murders?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did many members of the Blackwoods family die?

3. What does Merricat feel is coming in Chapter 3?

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

5. How does Merricat describe her sense that something is going to change is Chapter 4?

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

7. What does Mary Katherine wonder about the library books in Chapter 1?

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. Where does Merricat go in Chapter 4?

10. Who does Helen Clarke bring with her to the Blackwoods'? How do Merricat and Constance feel about having an extra guest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the horror genre and the elements of that genre which can be found in "We Have Always Lived in the Castle."

Essay Topic 3

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?

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