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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 Carrie think her date is doing?

2. What does Carrie believe after being splattered?

3. What does Billy do about his friends and gloves?

4. What does Carrie ask of her mother?

5. What stops Carrie from running home to her mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Margret tell Carrie about her conception and birth?

2. What occurs between Sue and Carrie as Carrie is dying?

3. What does Carrie do to the building where the prom is being held?

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

5. How does Carrie feel about her name being on the ballot and what happens during the vote for prom court?

6. How did Billy Nolan use his friends with his plan for prom night?

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

8. How is Carrie feeling about being at the prom?

9. What do Billy and Chris do when the town is on fire and what happens when they do it?

10. What does Cora Simard tell the commission?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

This novel belongs to the general literary category of fiction and the genre of horror fiction, although it has characteristics of other genres also. Discuss the following:

1. Define the term genre. Give examples of at least five types of genre and why they belong to their specific genre.

2. Why do you think books are categorized by genre? What are the advantages? The disadvantages?

3. To what other genres could this book possibly belong? Why? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following:

1. Thoroughly trace and analyze the theme of redemption in CARRIE. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Thoroughly trace and analyze the theme of relationships in CARRIE. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

3. Thoroughly trace and analyze the theme of religion in CARRIE. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

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