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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. How does Henry pay down his debt?

2. According to a note, when will Charlotte reveal where she is?

3. Who does La Rue take to a party?

4. How does the loan Mr. Lewis gave Lt. Eldridge earn a due date?

5. According to La Rue, why is there no danger in reading the note that Charlotte receives after the party?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the physical descriptions of John Montraville and Belcour set the tone for the novel?

2. What sort of note does Montraville give Charlotte?

3. How do the Temples' plans for a birthday party for Charlotte build suspense?

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

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

6. Why does Lucy pray to God for Charlotte?

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

8. Why is Charlotte's family history important?

9. Why would Henry discharge Eldridge's debt?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the overall mood of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Why did Charlotte's death follow the message or theme of the novel? Why was her death necessary?

Essay Topic 3

Look at Belcour's actions. What were his worst interactions with others?

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