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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. How does Carrie feel about being the breadwinner at her home now?

2. What does Carrie beg Hurstwood to do when Mrs. Vance comes to visit her?

3. What is most exciting to Carrie about her second job in New York?

4. Where does Carrie find her first job in New York?

5. What does Hurstwood sell when Carrie moves out of his flat?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Carrie say she does not date after finding so much success on stage?

3. What happens when Carrie is given a silent role in a play?

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

5. What causes Hurstwood deep shame while he is at his new job in New York?

6. What does Carrie do after work to keep from having to go back to her flat?

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

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

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

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

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

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

What did Carrie learn about herself from her confrontations with potential employers and how did these interaction cause her to change?

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