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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. When Charlotte spikes a fever, how does Belcour react?
(a) He gets John for her.
(b) He finds Mrs. Beauchamp.
(c) He sits with her days.
(d) He gets the best doctor from New York.

2. Why does Charlotte cry over her fate as Crayton makes his announcement before the voyage to America is over?
(a) Her fate will be better than she deserves.
(b) She terribly misses England.
(c) She dislikes John.
(d) Her fate will parallel La Rue and Belcour's relationship.

3. For what does Rich Col. Crayton have a weakness?
(a) Excellent conversation.
(b) French women.
(c) Rich food.
(d) Chocolate.

4. On the day before his marriage, what does John state he wants for Charlotte?
(a) Her to give the child to him.
(b) Her to return to her parents.
(c) Her to become wealthy.
(d) Her to become Belcour's mistress.

5. According to Charlotte, why does she not kill herself?
(a) She misses her parents.
(b) She is a Christian.
(c) She loves John.
(d) She has her baby.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the letter composed after speaking to Mrs. Beauchamp for the first time, how does Charlotte specify she wants her child raised?

2. What argument does Charlotte design to give Mrs. Crayton after her landlord leaves?

3. As John's relationship with Julia deepens, how does he increasingly feel about Charlotte?

4. How does Charlotte present herself to Mrs. Beauchamp the first time they meet?

5. After John's wedding, what does Belcour tell Charlotte for three months?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Charlotte cry when the boat arrives in America?

2. How does Mrs. Beauchamp's actions concerning Charlotte indirectly characterize her?

3. What is ironic about the timing of Charlotte's letter arriving to her parents?

4. How does Charlotte plan her trip to the city as she is pregnant?

5. Why does Mrs. Beauchamp befriend Charlotte?

6. Why does John spend so little time with Charlotte when they arrive in New York?

7. What happens to Crayton and La Rue's relationship after they settle in America?

8. What is ironic about the life Mrs. Crayton leads compared to Charlotte's life?

9. Why does Charlotte make the decision to go the Crayton household and not the Franklin household?

10. How does Charlotte move Belcour?

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