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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 Constance give to Charles in Chapter 6?

2. What does Merricat wrap around Constance in Chapter 8?

3. What stopped Merricat's mother from going to the summer house?

4. What does Merricat find against a bush in Chapter 9?

5. What does Merricat bury by the creek in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Charles say he wants to go through in Chapter 6? How does Julian react?

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

8. In Chapter 6, what does Merricat take from her father's room and why?

9. What does Merricat imagine at the end of Chapter 7?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the horror genre and the elements of that genre which can be found in "We Have Always Lived in the Castle."

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

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?

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