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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 Hurstwood do after Drouet is caught with another woman?

2. How does Hurstwood get Carrie to come with him after receiving the letter telling him that their relationship is over?

3. Why does Hurstwood not want to divorce his wife even though he loves Carrie?

4. What does Drouet talk to Hurstwood about the night after he meets Carrie?

5. What is Drouet doing when he is caught with another woman?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hurstwood tell his friends to expect from the play put on by the Masons?

2. Why does Hurstwood decide to try to work out the drama with his wife the day after he storms out of his house?

3. What does Hurstwood try to do when Drouet meets him at the resort the night after meeting Carrie?

4. What does Carrie tell Hurstwood he must do if he wants her to leave Drouet and be with him?

5. Why does Drouet call Carrie by another name when he is with the Masons?

6. Why was Carrie moving to Chicago at the beginning of the book?

7. What does Hurstwood take from the resort after receiving the letter from Carrie telling him their relationship is over?

8. Why does Hurstwood decide to rent a carriage instead of continuing his walk with Carrie?

9. What kind of woman does Drouet tell Carrie he would rather be with as their relationship begins to change?

10. How does Carrie's sister respond to the news that Carrie has moved out of her house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 2

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 3

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this book?

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