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

2. What causes Hurstwood to stop looking for work?

3. How does Hurstwood feel about Carrie's attempts to find work when he is unable to find a job himself?

4. What does Carrie do one night during her show that gets a good laugh from the audience?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What awakens Carrie's desires to have the luxuries of life just after she is married to Hurstwood?

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

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

10. What does Carrie realize as she talks with some of her friends from her first job in New York?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

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