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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. What surprises Henry about Eldridge's debt?

2. How does Charlotte react when she learns of her party thrown by her family?

3. What does La Rue think of Charlotte?

4. Who gives Charlotte a note after the party?

5. When Charlotte goes to the meeting to say good-bye to John, what does she say she is sacrificing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What sort of note does Montraville give Charlotte?

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

4. Why would Charlotte's grandfather have such difficulty in breaking the news of Charlotte's elopement?

5. What internal struggles does Charlotte develop concerning John and La Rue?

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

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

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

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

10. Why is Charlotte so ecstatic over the note Du Pont gives her from her parents?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is "Charlotte Temple" typical of the genre of a seduction novel?

Essay Topic 2

What is the overall mood of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

What role does irony play in "Charlotte Temple"? When and where does it appear throughout the novel, who does it affect, and do any of the characters see the irony in their situations? Do you believe the author's use or irony was intentional?

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