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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does La Rue think of Charlotte?
(a) Charlotte is distrustful and vain.
(b) Charlotte is helpful and kind.
(c) Charlotte is a simpleton.
(d) Charlotte is her favorite student.

2. Why does Henry's father disown him?
(a) Henry did not marry money.
(b) Henry refused to marry for love.
(c) Henry did not want to join the millitary.
(d) Henry did not graduate college.

3. Who is Mlle La Rue?
(a) A traveling salesperson.
(b) One of Du Pont's teachers.
(c) The town's disorderly drunk.
(d) A nurse at a local hospital.

4. During John and Charlotte's first meeting, what best describes John?
(a) Shy and secretive.
(b) Generous and good-natured.
(c) Outgoing and loud.
(d) Fun and boisterous.

5. How does Eldridge react to George's efforts at helping him with Lewis's loan?
(a) He is unsure of the situation.
(b) He goes into a three-week delirium.
(c) He is excited.
(d) He is hopeful.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Eldridge hears of the search for Charlotte, whom does he denounce?

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

3. During his first meeting with La Rue, what best describes Belcour?

4. Who is waiting for Eldridge when he arrives at the Temples' home?

5. Where did Montraville first meet Charlotte?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lucy pray to God for Charlotte?

2. Why would Henry discharge Eldridge's debt?

3. What is the purpose of Rowson giving information about "Content"?

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

5. Why does Charlotte warn John not to abandon her in America?

6. Why does La Rue urge Charlotte to read Montraville's note requesting a meeting?

7. How does money become an immediate symbol in the novel?

8. What can readers infer about Mlle La Rue from her activities of flirting at church and her behavior at a "cousin's" house?

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

10. What is the importance of Montraville and Belcour having completely opposite moral standards?

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