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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. From where does Henry know Lt. Blakeney?

2. How long does Montraville pine for Charlotte after seeing her in Chichester?

3. When Montraville meets Charlotte in Chichester, what does he give her?

4. What does La Rue think of Charlotte?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the military connect characters in the book?

2. Why does Lucy pray to God for Charlotte?

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

4. Why would Charlotte's grandfather have such difficulty in breaking the news of Charlotte's elopement?

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

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

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

8. How does the setting contribute to the tone of the novel?

9. How does La Rue bully Charlotte one more time before they begin traveling to America?

10. Why would Henry discharge Eldridge's debt?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is "Charlotte Temple" typical of the genre of a seduction novel?

Essay Topic 2

What is the strongest theme in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Why did Charlotte's death follow the message or theme of the novel? Why was her death necessary?

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