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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 feature of the Blackwood house do women on the lawn talk about in Chapter 10?

2. What does Merricat feel within the house when she goes home in Chapter 8?

3. What does Constance decide to plant where Julian used to sit?

4. What does Merricat tell Constance when she wakes up in Chapter 9?

5. Which room of the house does Merricat hate to go in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What state is the kitchen in when the girls return home?

2. Why does Charles come back to the Blackwood house?

3. After the fire, what does Merricat say are her new safeguards? Why does she think she needs new ones?

4. What claim does Julian make about Merricat in Chapter 7?

5. How do the villagers show kindness in Chapter 10?

6. What does Constance apologize to Merricat about at the end of Chapter 9?

7. In Chapter 6, what does Charles say when Merricat asks him to go away?

8. After the fire, what do the sisters find to use for clothing?

9. What act commences the villagers' attack on the Blackwoods' house?

10. What does Charles discover hidden in Chapter 7? How does Merricat think he found it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the relationship between Constance and Merricat. How do these sisters get along? Discuss the dynamic of their relationship.

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

Analyze and interpret the antagonist of the novel "We Have Always Lived in the Castle." Who is the antagonist? Is there more than one antagonist? How do these characters affect the protagonist?

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