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

2. What does Charlotte warn John about after she agrees to go to America?

3. Who is Mlle La Rue?

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

5. About what does Lucy pray to God after Eldridge arrives home without Charlotte?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Charlotte's family history important?

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

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

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

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

8. How does the military connect characters in the book?

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

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

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

How does Mrs. Crayton's past and her feelings surrounding her past affect her present life?

Essay Topic 3

What kind of person is Mrs. Beauchamp? Does she help Charlotte because of kindness or to benefit her reputation?

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