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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. What does Charles do when Sam comes into his room the following morning?

2. What is Sarah's reaction to Charles' guilt?

3. What does Dr. Grogan suggest?

4. How does Dr. Grogan threaten Charles?

5. What does Charles find inside the old shed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Mr. Freeman's contradictory feelings about aristocracy.

2. Why does Sarah, the prostitute, put her clothes back on?

3. In the Victorian view of propriety, what step does Charles make when his train pulls into Exeter?

4. Why does Charles escape a second time to London.

5. Is tearing himself away from Sarah in the old barn the last shock of the day for Charles? Explain.

6. After Charles cannot locate Sarah, even with private detectives, what action does he take?

7. Explain how Sarah finds life in Exeter.

8. What are the consequences of Charles' decision to break his engagement?

9. What shocking revelation comes to Charles after he gets out of Sarah's bed?

10. What transpires with Charles and his friends at the club?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, there are several references to the relationship between the wealthy and their servants. The servants at Winsyatt let their true feelings about Charles come out after he is disinherited from his uncle's title. Sam grows tired of Charles' joking and his condescension. Write an essay about how servants in a household are good judges of their employer's character.

Essay Topic 2

Based on the incidents in the novel, write an essay called "Fools Rush in Where Angels Fear to Tread." Make a case for thinking out seriously before taking any action.

Essay Topic 3

Write a short story about Mrs. Poulteney in heaven. In the story she should be bossy and strict just as she was on earth. Use your imagination to let her real character show through her white robes and angel wings. Also use your imagination about what St. Peter might do with a woman like that.

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