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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 spend his days doing after Carrie finds her first job in New York?

2. What does Carrie spend most of her time doing just after she marries Hurstwood?

3. Where does Carrie find her second job in New York?

4. How does Carrie feel while chatting with her surprise visitor at the height of her success?

5. Who surprises Carrie by visiting her at the theater after the height of her success?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Carrie finally convinced to leave Hurstwood?

2. How does Hurstwood respond to the news of Carrie's theatrical success?

3. How does Hurstwood get a warm bed for the night when he is released from the hospital?

4. What does Hurstwood do to help reduce costs when he stops looking for work?

5. How does Carrie feel about Mr. Ames when she first meets him?

6. While looking for an acting job in New York, what does Carrie learn she must have in order to succeed?

7. What is Carrie's second job in New York?

8. What does Hurstwood find awaiting him when he tries to get a job as a trolley driver?

9. What shocking news does Hurstwood tell Carrie as they are fighting about his lack of a job?

10. What makes Carrie feel less guilt about leaving Hurstwood the way she did?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the different phases of the relationship between Carrie and Hurstwood and how they affected the course of the plot for the other characters around them.

Essay Topic 2

How was this title significant to the course of this plot, and what kind of things did the title foreshadow?

Essay Topic 3

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

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