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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. Where does Mr. Hurstwood work at the beginning of the book?

2. How do Carrie and Drouet spend their nights after Carrie moves out of her sister's house?

3. What does Sven spend most of his spare time doing when Carrie first stays with him and her sister?

4. How does Mrs. Hurstwood find out about her husband's affair with Carrie?

5. Where do Carrie and Hurstwood usually have their secret meetings?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hurstwood treat Drouet when he comes to the resort after his business trip during which Hurstwood's and Carrie's affair began?

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

3. What does Hurstwood receive in the mail that lets him know his life is about to change dramatically?

4. What job does Carrie decide to take after Drouet moves out of her apartment?

5. What keeps Hurstwood from openly having an affair?

6. Why is Carrie so afraid to go back to her sister's house after Drouet buys her some winter things?

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

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

9. Why was Carrie offered a job at a department store during the slow season?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This play takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Theodore Dreiser have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 2

Hurstwood endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does he learn through these experiences? How does he ultimately respond to this barrage of trials?

Essay Topic 3

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

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