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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Belcour waylay La Rue?
(a) He needs her advice.
(b) He has fallen in love with her.
(c) He is an unkind man.
(d) He wants to help her.

2. Whom does Eldridge credit giving joy to his life?
(a) Lucy.
(b) His minister.
(c) His son.
(d) Charlotte.

3. At the end of their first meeting, how does John feel about a union with Charlotte?
(a) That there is no hope for a union.
(b) That it is undesirable.
(c) That their love will not be understood.
(d) That is is silly.

4. What does the narrator stress about danger?
(a) Girls are attracted to danger.
(b) Girls never perceive danger until it is too late.
(c) Girls should marry young to avoid danger.
(d) Girls can handle danger completely fine, alone.

5. According to a note, when will Charlotte reveal where she is?
(a) When she has her first child.
(b) After the official wedding.
(c) When her parents are ready to accept her situation.
(d) After her parents apologize to La Rue.

6. What disappointment does John claim to have concerning Charlotte toward her parents?
(a) That she thinks her parents can care for her better than he can.
(b) That she loves her parents more than she does him.
(c) That she wants to live with her parents and not him.
(d) That she trusts her parents' care more than his.

7. How does Henry pay down his debt?
(a) He lives cheaply.
(b) He takes side jobs.
(c) He asks his wife to work.
(d) He never does pay down the debt.

8. When Montraville meets Charlotte in Chichester, what does he give her?
(a) Money.
(b) Food.
(c) A bag.
(d) A note.

9. How long does Montraville pine for Charlotte after seeing her in Chichester?
(a) Three days.
(b) An hour.
(c) A week.
(d) Two weeks.

10. What is Belcour's ulterior motive in persuading La Rue to sail to America with him?
(a) Taking money from Charlotte.
(b) Convincing Charlotte to accompany Montraville.
(c) Getting an attractive wife.
(d) Getting La Rue fired from the school.

11. According to the narrator, what turns girls' heads?
(a) Men with money.
(b) Men in uniforms.
(c) Men with cars.
(d) Men with blond hair.

12. As Lt. John Montraville and Belcour are in Chichester, where are they en route?
(a) London.
(b) Portsmouth.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Italy.

13. At the end of their first meeting, how does Charlotte respond to John?
(a) She cries about his rudeness.
(b) She wavers about seeing him again.
(c) She invites him to meet her parents.
(d) She immediately jumps at his suggestions.

14. At the end of their first meeting, what has Belcour learned about Charlotte's family?
(a) They are nonexistetnt.
(b) They are quite wealthy.
(c) They have no money.
(d) They have many secrets.

15. Where did Montraville first meet Charlotte?
(a) A barn raising.
(b) A restaruant.
(c) A ball.
(d) A church bazzar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Henry's father disown him?

2. As Charlotte reads the note she received after the party, how does she react?

3. What will happen to La Rue if she is caught sneaking out?

4. What is Lt. Eldridge's life story?

5. What would Charlotte accomplish by meeting with John only once?

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