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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. Who is Jonas?

2. How old is Constance in Chapter 5?

3. What kind of day does Merricat say are ending for her?

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

5. How can Merricat tell that Julian is well when she goes home in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who are Julian and Jonas?

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

5. What does Mary Katherine think of the villagers?

6. What do Helen and Mrs. Wright encourage Constance to do in Chapter 2?

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

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

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

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

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

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 3

Analyze and interpret Jackson's use of ambiguity. What are some examples of ambiguity in the novel? What might the meaning be behind these examples of ambiguity?

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