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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 does Mrs. Beauchamp admit to Charlotte the first time they meet?
(a) She wanted to help Charlotte since the first time she saw her.
(b) She had a daughter Charlotte's age.
(c) She needs Charlotte's help.
(d) She knows John is a liar.

2. Before the voyage to America is over, what does Col. Crayton do?
(a) Reaches Charlotte's family.
(b) Gets food poisoning.
(c) Defends La Rue against Belcour.
(d) Proposes marriage.

3. After John's wedding, what does Belcour do for three months?
(a) Avoids Charlotte.
(b) Arranges Charlotte's trip to England.
(c) Brings Charlotte food.
(d) Drops in on Charlotte.

4. To where does Mrs. Beauchamp move to get away from the bustle of New York?
(a) Across from Julia.
(b) Over to England.
(c) In with John.
(d) Next to Charlotte.

5. How does Charlotte present herself to Mrs. Beauchamp the first time they meet?
(a) Charlotte makes a fake appearance.
(b) Charlotte speaks of John very positively.
(c) Charlotte breaks into tears over her own unworthiness.
(d) Charlotte lies about her life in England.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Charlotte accepts her fate concerning John, what does Belcour tell her?

2. On the day before his marriage, what message does John write to Charlotte?

3. What makes John condemn himself a seducer of innocence?

4. When John goes to break-up with Charlotte after meeting Julia, how does Charlotte greet him?

5. When John goes to break-up with Charlotte after meeting Julia, how does Charlotte react to John's guilt?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What motive would Belcour have in interfering with Charlotte's letters?

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

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

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

6. What is the mood as the travelers arrive in New York?

7. How is Charlotte's situation different than a wife whose husband ignores her?

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

9. How has John's feelings for Charlotte changed now that he loves Julia?

10. What information does Charlotte include in her letter to her parents?

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