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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 Miss Desjardin tell Carrie?

2. What does Sue Snell tell Sheriff Doyle?

3. Why is Chris unsure of Billy?

4. What does Carrie believe after being splattered?

5. Who stops Margret the first time she tries to kill Carrie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Carrie do after she runs out of the prom?

2. What had Chris and Billy done before the prom begins?

3. What happens with Carrie immediately after the prank by Billy and Chris?

4. What happens with Sue and the investigating committee?

5. What does Sheriff Doyle say about the night of the prom?

6. What does Cora Simard tell the commission?

7. What is Margret doing while Carrie is at the prom?

8. What happens when Carrie tries on her dress for the prom?

9. How does Carrie feel while she is waiting for Tommy to pick her up for the prom? What does he tell her?

10. Why does Carrie go into a church? What does she do immediately after leaving the church?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following to discuss. Be sure to include specific examples to illustrate the theme you are discussing. How do specific characters help illustrate the theme? Would this novel be different without the theme? How? Is the theme one that could be considered universal? Why or why not :

1. Trace and analyze the theme of violence in CARRIE. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Trace and analyze the theme of abuse in CARRIE. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

3. Trace and analyze the theme of revenge in CARRIE. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

One of the themes in this novel is about justice. Discuss the following:

1. Trace and analyze the theme of justice throughout the novel. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Carrie thinks she is obtaining justice by killing off the students at the prom. Was she wrong or correct? Why or why not? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

3. By the end of the novel, has justice been meted out to the guilty parties? Why or why not. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Parents usually hope for the best but often make mistakes.

1. From what has been introduced in the early part of CARRIE, do you think Margret is a good mother? Why or why not? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Why do you think Margret's behavior might have pushed Carrie to do what she did? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

3. Discuss, in depth, this statement: Chris Hargensen's parents were partially responsible for what happened in Chamberlain. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

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