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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 Carrie spend most of her time doing just after she marries Hurstwood?

2. What is Drouet doing at the end of the book?

3. Where does Hurstwood move after Carrie moves out of his apartment?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who does Hurstwood think will notice his absence first after he leaves with Carrie?

5. Why is Carrie so surprised about being able to find a job so fast in New York?

6. Why is so surprising about the marriage proposals Carrie receives in the mail after she finds success on stage?

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

8. How does Hurstwood expect to be able to afford his rent and food after Carrie finds her first job in New York?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Lola is a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence, however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What might have happened differently if Lola had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 3

How do Hurstwood and Drouet change through the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

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