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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. Besides the library, where did Mary Katherine usually stop when she went to the village?

2. In which month did Mary Katherine last go to the library?

3. What does the stranger who comes to the house in Chapter 4 call from outside?

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

5. What is Julian working on in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Merricat feel is coming in Chapter 3?

3. Who comes to see Julian in Chapter 3? What does Constance do before his arrival?

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

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

6. What does Mary Katherine wonder about the library books in Chapter 1?

7. Who are Julian and Jonas?

8. What does Merricat come up with to keep the change away?

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

10. What does Mary Katherine think of the villagers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the information given about the murders? How might they have taken place and why? In what manner does Jackson share the information about the murders? Is the identity of the murderer a surprise?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and interpret the secondary characters of the novel. Who are they and what are their defining character traits? How are they related to the protagonist? What is their role in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of greed in the "We Have Always Lived in the Castle". Who is greedy? How does this character show his greed? How do the other characters react to his greed?

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