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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 Charles try to talk to Merricat about?

2. Which of the following describes Julian's doctor in Chapter 3.

3. What kind of day does Merricat say it will be in Chapter 5?

4. Where did Merricat go while Constance was on trial for murder?

5. What is the weather like in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Julian say people should not be afraid to visit the Blackwood house?

2. What does Julian describe in detail in Chapter 3?

3. What does Mary Katherine think of the villagers?

4. Describe the Blackwoods' collection of preserves.

5. What does Constance consider wearing in Chapter 5? What does this tell us about her?

6. Which of Merricat's safeguards does she find has fallen in Chapter 4?

7. What are Mary Katherine's thoughts about the Rochester house?

8. What kinds of things does Merricat say the people who would come to her house looking for Constance after the murders would do?

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

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 motif of superstition in the novel. Which character(s) are superstitious? What are some examples of superstition in the novel? Why might Merricat be superstitious? What are some examples of when Merricat exhibits superstitious behavior?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of fear in "We Have Always Lived in the Castle." What are some examples of fear in the novel? What is Merricat fearful of and why? What are other characters fearful of and why?

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