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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 Mr. Hurstwood do with Carrie the first time he visits her while Drouet is away?

2. What kind of seat does Hurstwood purchase for himself at the play?

3. What does Mrs. Hurstwood tell her husband that she expects from him during his affair?

4. What does Hurstwood tell his friends to do when they go to the play put on by Drouet's group?

5. How did Hurstwood leave himself open to be sued for divorce?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Sven retire to bed so early every night?

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

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

7. What excuse does Drouet give when Hurstwood finds him at lunch with a woman other than Carrie?

8. How does Carrie view her relationship with Drouet after she has lived with him for a little while?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Security and safety were two themes that were touched on a number of times throughout the course of this play. What are some of these instances, and how does this affect the characters in these scenes?

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

Carrie and Mrs. Vance are very similar in nature although very different in many other areas. What are some of these intrinsic differences and similarities, and what message(s) was Dreiser was trying to send with these two characters?

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