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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 harass Carrie about after she finds her first job in New York?

2. What is Carrie thinking about during her long train ride?

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

4. Why is Carrie unable to pay the person who comes to her flat demanding money?

5. What is Carrie doing when she first meets Mr. Ames?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is so strange about the marriage between Carrie and Hurstwood?

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

3. Why is Carrie so confused when the grocer comes to her door demanding his bill be paid?

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

5. What condition does Hurstwood find himself in after he is released from the hospital after months of sickness?

6. How does Hurstwood feel about his attempt to find a job with the trolley company?

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

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

9. What is Carrie doing at the end of the book?

10. Why does Carrie not get to spend any of Hurstwood's extra money on new clothing for herself?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this book. What are some of the instances where these themes are present, and why are they so important to the characters involved?

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

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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