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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14, 15, 16, and 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the objection of Mrs. Poulteney and others like her to the Assembly Rooms?
(a) The architecture is too plain and stark.
(b) The toilets are in full view of the windows.
(c) The rooms are too small and stuffy.
(d) They promote whist, cigar smoking, balls, and other pleasures.

2. What is the action between Charles and his servant, Sam, on the bright sunny morning in Dorset?
(a) Silent and moody.
(b) Playful and teasing.
(c) Stern and overbearing.
(d) At odds with one another.

3. What does Knowles say is the most common symptom of wealth in 1867?
(a) Responsibility.
(b) Indulgence.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Neurosis.

4. How does Knowles picture Sam?
(a) He is young, fond of idling, and always has a straw or sprig of parsley in his mouth.
(b) He is an older man with a great deal of polish.
(c) He is humbly devoted to Charles and not into self aggrandizement.
(d) He is a man who cannot understand Charles' jokes.

5. What is obvious about the size of the dowry Ernestina will bring to a marriage?
(a) The expensive clothes and jewels she always wears.
(b) The size of the Smithson house.
(c) The Smithson name.
(d) The absence of brothers and sisters.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Charles thought of as an interesting young man?

2. What terrible image does Mrs. Talbot have from the literature she reads?

3. What happened to Charles' mother?

4. When Sarah and Charles meet again on the path, what does Charles observe about her?

5. What double duty does Sam perform at Mrs. Tranter's door?

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