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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. As Charlotte reads the note she received after the party, how does she react?
(a) Unmoved.
(b) Disgusted.
(c) Her emotions changed.
(d) Her feelings are hurt.

2. Who is Mlle La Rue?
(a) One of Du Pont's teachers.
(b) The town's disorderly drunk.
(c) A traveling salesperson.
(d) A nurse at a local hospital.

3. What happens to Lucy when she sees Eldridge arrive at the party without Charlotte?
(a) She goes into shock.
(b) She swoons.
(c) She begins praying.
(d) She screams.

4. As Charlotte reads the note she received after the party, how does La Rue feel about Charlotte?
(a) She dislikes Charlotte's sympathy for John.
(b) She is happy to set Charlote up on a date.
(c) She understands Charlotte's sensitive side.
(d) She gets evil pleasure from watching Charlotte.

5. When Charlotte thinks of the pain she'll cause her family if she travels with John, what does she do?
(a) Sleeps.
(b) Wrings her hands.
(c) Sighs.
(d) Weep.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of their first meeting, what has Belcour learned about Charlotte's family?

2. Why does Henry discharge Eldridge's debt?

3. After the search and note concerning Charlotte's whereabouts, what does Eldridge conclude?

4. What is Lt. Eldridge's life story?

5. What has John's father warned him of?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the physical descriptions of John Montraville and Belcour set the tone for the novel?

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

3. What internal struggles does Charlotte develop concerning John and La Rue?

4. Why is Charlotte so ecstatic over the note Du Pont gives her from her parents?

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

6. Why is Charlotte's family history important?

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

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

9. How does Charlotte perceive the evening at La Rue's "cousin's" house, and what does this say about Charlotte?

10. How does Charlotte behave foolishly concerning La Rue?

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