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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. Rosina insists that Charles tell her that he believes her _____________ as she is leaving.

2. Charles learns the Hartley is ______________ and reacts with inner disappointment.

3. What is the name of Charles's new home that he has purchased after becoming retired?

4. What does James reveal he has left, though he does not reveal the reason behind it?

5. Who is the Buddhist and ex-soldier cousin of Charles with whom he shares a strange kind of rivalry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hartley reveal as part of the reason why Titus ran away from home and from Fitch and Hartley?

2. How does Charles introduce himself to the reader in terms of his profession and achievements?

3. What does Charles discover in his home after he has gone to town to pick up a bottle of wine?

4. What does Charles interrupt when he arrives at Nibletts that same evening after seeing Hartley?

5. What happens to Rosina's face when Charles is staring at her as he is talking to her?

6. How does Charles finally deliver the letter to Hartley when he is done writing it?

7. What does Charles find when there is an insistent knock on his door that day, though it's not what he expected?

8. What did Charles intend for the first paragraph of his writing in the book?

9. What does Charles do for the first time since he was a child when he is out looking for Hartley?

10. What does Gilbert says that he and Lizzie would be happy if Charles did?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Charles seems to be interested in always holding the attention of the reader and showing the reader how important his work is.

Part 1: Why do you think it's important for Charles to distinguish whether this is a memoir or 'just' a diary?

Part 2: Why do you think Charles believes his story to be important to the reader?

Part 3: Does the tone of Charles make you feel like he cares about the reader or not? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Charles basically takes Hartley prisoner at one point of the book, thinking that since she is there, they can all be a family.

Part 1: Why does Charles believe that he is right to 'have' Hartley?

Part 2: Why do you think no one else in the house calls the police or tries to free Hartley?

Part 3: Why do you think that Hartley doesn't put up more of a fight when she is told she must stay in the house?

Essay Topic 3

Love is an interesting concept in this story as it seems to have different meanings to different people.

Part 1: How do you think Charles defines the idea of love? Why?

Part 2: How do you think Hartley defines the idea of love? Why?

Part 3: How do you think the author defines the idea of love? Why do you say what you do?

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