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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 the extra money he starts getting from his new job in New York?
2. Who rekindles a friendship with Carrie after she finds great success on stage?
3. What causes Carrie to get a large contract with the opera house?
4. What does Hurstwood spend his days doing after Carrie finds her first job in New York?
5. What does Carrie envy in the other girls that she works with in her first job in New York?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Hurstwood do to help reduce costs when he stops looking for work?
2. How does Hurstwood feel about his attempt to find a job with the trolley company?
3. What happens to Hurstwood's daughter at the end of the book?
4. How does Hurstwood respond to the news of Carrie's theatrical success?
5. What condition does Hurstwood find himself in after he is released from the hospital after months of sickness?
6. What awakens Carrie's desires to have the luxuries of life just after she is married to Hurstwood?
7. What causes Hurstwood deep shame while he is at his new job in New York?
8. What is so strange about the marriage between Carrie and Hurstwood?
9. How does Hurstwood expect to be able to afford his rent and food after Carrie finds her first job in New York?
10. What is Carrie's second job in New York?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
This play takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Theodore Dreiser have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?
Essay Topic 2
Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?
Essay Topic 3
Laughter and happiness are common themes found in this novel. Where does this come into play, and how does it affect the characters involved in these scenes?
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