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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 expensive gift does the Mother bring to Carrie at the end of Chapter 9?

2. Who begins to scream when the grandmother gives a mean speech to the children in Chapter 5?

3. Who does the grandmother tell the children the person she has whipped at the beginning of Chapter 5 committed crimes against?

4. What day does the Mother come in dressed in sailing clothes to visit the children?

5. What does the Mother say her father expressed when she told him she had no children with her late husband?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the twins react when the grandmother gives them a mean speech in Chapter 5?

2. How is the Dollanganger family's trip to Virginia described in the book?

3. How does Cathy react when her mother comes into the attic in sailing clothes?

4. What does Cathy wish about her grandfather at the end of Chapter 3?

5. How does the mother tell the children she plans on earning a living in Chapter 6?

6. What do the children do with the art supplies their mother brings them in Chapter 8?

7. How does Cathy react when she learns her mother is having a baby in Chapter 1?

8. What does the Dollanganger children's mother tell them about her father in Chapter 1?

9. What does the Mother reveal about the grandfather to her children at the end of Chapter 7?

10. What is the nature of the mean speech the grandmother gives to the children in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the author's portrayal of selfishness in the book. What is telling of the mother's character based on her acts of selfishness in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the concept of escape that is presented in the book. Why did the children choose to stay in their prison for so long, despite being able to escape rather easily?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the portrayal of death that is presented in the book. What impact did Cory's death have on you as the reader? What does the mother's reaction to his death say about her ultimate motivations at the mansion?

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