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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. Of what does John convince Julia as Charlotte befriends Mrs. Beauchamp?
(a) That he is not after her money.
(b) That he does not know Charlotte.
(c) That he is not the father of Charlotte's baby.
(d) That he does care for her family.

2. After Charlotte recovers from her fever, what begins to depress her?
(a) How Mrs. Beauchamp is not around.
(b) How little money she has.
(c) How she will deliver the baby alone.
(d) How she can find food.

3. How does Charlotte react to the news of John's marriage?
(a) Tries to commit suicide.
(b) Screams, faints and takes to her bed.
(c) Laughs and cries simultaneously.
(d) Runs out the door.

4. After John's wedding, what does Belcour do for three months?
(a) Avoids Charlotte.
(b) Drops in on Charlotte.
(c) Arranges Charlotte's trip to England.
(d) Brings Charlotte food.

5. After arriving in New York, what does Charlotte do with her time?
(a) Reads and sleeps.
(b) Sews clothing.
(c) Cooks and prepares dinner.
(d) Expects a visit from John.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes care of Charlotte while she is seasick on the voyage to America?

2. How does Charlotte react when Crayton makes his announcement before the voyage to America is over?

3. Upon meeting him, what does Rich Col. Crayton think of Belcour?

4. When Charlotte tries writing to her parents after speaking to Mrs. Beauchamp for the first time, what are the results?

5. During their first meeting, what does Mrs. Beauchamp tell Charlotte that she wants Charlotte to tell her?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Belcour interfere with John and Charlotte's relationship?

2. How has John's feelings for Charlotte changed now that he loves Julia?

3. What is ironic about the timing of Charlotte's letter arriving to her parents?

4. What information does Charlotte include in her letter to her parents?

5. What is ironic about the life Mrs. Crayton leads compared to Charlotte's life?

6. What is Charlotte's mental state after settling in New York?

7. How is Charlotte's situation different than a wife whose husband ignores her?

8. Why does Charlotte fall behind on her rent?

9. What motive would Belcour have in interfering with Charlotte's letters?

10. How does Mrs. Beauchamp's actions concerning Charlotte indirectly characterize her?

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