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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 Merricat break in Chapter 7?

2. What does Constance play in Chapter 6?

3. In Chapter 6, what does Charles tell Constance she shouldn't keep in the house?

4. Who throws a rock through the Blackwood's window?

5. Who does Charles bring with him to the Blackwood house in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Helen Clarke's goal when she comes by the house in Chapter 9?

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

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

4. How do the villagers act while the Blackwoods' house is burning? What does Charles do while the house is burning?

5. How does Charles show his greediness in Chapter 6?

6. What do Constance and Merricat hear a woman tell some children in the Blackwood's yard?

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

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

9. What does Merricat do in order to get Charles to leave her house?

10. In Chapter 7, what does Merricat decide to do on Thursday? What is special about Thursdays?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the character Constance. What are her defining character traits? What is her role in the story? How is she related to the protagonist? Is she an important character?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of loyalty in the novel "We Have Always Lived in the Castle." Who is loyal to whom? In what way does Constance's loyalty to her sister negatively impact her life? Is the loyalty between Merricat and Constance swayed at any time?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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