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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Lt. John Montraville and Belcour do in Chichester?
(a) Mostly just sleep.
(b) Get in a fist fight.
(c) Call their wives.
(d) Watch Charlotte Temple.

2. What does the note that Charlotte receives after the party specifically say?
(a) Readers never know.
(b) Explaining how they will travel to America.
(c) Revealing feelings John has for Charlotte for years.
(d) Designing a meeting place to meet.

3. During John and Charlotte's first meeting, what best describes John?
(a) Outgoing and loud.
(b) Fun and boisterous.
(c) Generous and good-natured.
(d) Shy and secretive.

4. How does the loan Mr. Lewis gave Lt. Eldridge earn a due date?
(a) Eldridge learns that Lewis enjoys Lucy's company with no intention of marrying.
(b) Eldridge pays off other loans but refuses to give Lewis any money.
(c) Eldridge gains wealth but will not pay Lewis voluntarily.
(d) Eldrdige attempts to date Lewis' sister.

5. From where does Henry know Lt. Blakeney?
(a) Blakeney is a distant cousin of Henry's wife.
(b) Church.
(c) Blakeney is a stranger to Henry.
(d) College.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mlle La Rue?

2. Why does Montraville consider before he meets Charlotte in Chichester who he hasn't seen for years?

3. What does Charlotte warn John about after she agrees to go to America?

4. At the end of their first meeting, what warning does John remember?

5. When Charlotte goes to the meeting to say good-bye to John, what does she say she is sacrificing?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is La Rue characterized at the beginning of the novel?

2. What does Charlotte's wavering in seeing John again foreshadow?

3. How do the Temples' plans for a birthday party for Charlotte build suspense?

4. What can readers infer about Mlle La Rue from her activities of flirting at church and her behavior at a "cousin's" house?

5. What sort of note does Montraville give Charlotte?

6. What is the purpose of Rowson giving information about "Content"?

7. Why would Rowson intend this book for "sober matrons" daughters?

8. Why does La Rue urge Charlotte to read Montraville's note requesting a meeting?

9. Why is Charlotte's family history important?

10. What type of family does Henry Temple marry into?

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