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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 the name of Merricat's father?

2. What does Charles try to talk to Merricat about?

3. What does Merricat find near the creek in Chapter 4?

4. What is the weather like in Chapter 4?

5. Where does Merricat write the first of her three powerful words?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Merricat's safeguards as described in Chapter 3?

2. What does Merricat say will remind her to be kind to Uncle Julian in Chapter 4?

3. How does Charles try to make conversation with Merricat in Chapter 5?

4. Who are Julian and Jonas?

5. How does Stella act around Mary Katherine in Chapter 1?

6. What does Mary Katherine imagine while she is shopping in order to distract herself from the villagers?

7. How did many members of the Blackwoods family die?

8. Why has Charles never come to help the Blackwood sisters before?

9. What does Merricat recite after Charles offers carry out her errands in the village?

10. What does Merricat blame for the arrival of Charles Blackwood?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the conflicts of the novel "We Have Always Lived in the Castle." Who is in conflict with whom and why? How do these conflicts affect the plot and the characters?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the conclusion of the novel. Are there any surprises at the end? Are there any unanswered questions? Did you enjoy the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Jackson's use of foreshadowing. What are some examples of foreshadowing in the novel? Why does Jackson use foreshadowing?

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