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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. Under whose name is most of Hurstwood's property?

2. Why does Carrie not buy a jacket with the money Drouet gave her?

3. What does Hurstwood find his wife has done when he returns to his house to talk with her the day after he stormed out?

4. What is Carrie told she is lacking as she tries to find a job in Chicago?

5. What allows Carrie to do so well after the third act of the play?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Carrie's first impression of her co-workers at the shoe factory?

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

3. How does Hurstwood react when Drouet tells him about the play being put on by his group?

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

5. What does Drouet offer Carrie when he sees her on the street a few weeks after first meeting her on the train?

6. What does Hurstwood do when he visits Carrie and sees her depressed?

7. What new feeling does Hurstwood have when he takes Drouet and Carrie to dinner after the play?

8. What secrets have Carrie and Hurstwood been keeping from each other during their affair?

9. What comment from a friend gives Mrs. Hurstwood the idea that her husband has not been faithful to her?

10. What does Hurstwood continually ask Carrie about when they meet together on the morning after her success in the play?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

Lola is a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence, however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What might have happened differently if Lola had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 3

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

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