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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. Why did Lt. Eldridge borrow money from Mr. Lewis?
(a) To build an orphanage.
(b) To pay hospital bills.
(c) To get his son an army commission.
(d) To get his daughter a dowry.

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

3. How does John think Charlotte's parents will react when they return?
(a) Accepting.
(b) Tearful.
(c) Aggitated.
(d) Furious.

4. As Charlotte reads the note she received after the party, how does she react?
(a) Unmoved.
(b) Disgusted.
(c) Her emotions changed.
(d) Her feelings are hurt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does La Rue take to a party?

2. According to the narrator, what turns girls' heads?

3. What does John persuade Charlotte concerning his death?

4. As John and Charlotte drive off on the road to Portsmouth, what does Charlotte do?

5. What name does La Rue call Charlotte in reference to the note she receives after the party?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why would Rowson intend this book for "sober matrons" daughters?

3. What sort of note does Montraville give Charlotte?

4. What internal struggle does John immediately have concerning Charlotte?

5. How does Charlotte perceive the evening at La Rue's "cousin's" house, and what does this say about Charlotte?

6. What does La Rue's actions foreshadow about her involvement in Charlotte's life?

7. How does the setting contribute to the tone of the novel?

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

9. What does Charlotte's wavering in seeing John again foreshadow?

10. How is Charlotte's youth and inexperience shown through her actions?

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