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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. Where is Charlotte Temple emerging from when Lt. John Montraville and Belcour first see her in Chichester?

2. On the way out of the party, whom do La Rue and her guest run into?

3. What do Lt. John Montraville and Belcour do in Chichester?

4. What does Henry tell Lucy after he arrives at the party without Charlotte?

5. When does Montraville recognize Charlotte from?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Charlotte behave foolishly concerning La Rue?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Lucy pray to God for Charlotte?

8. What type of family does Henry Temple marry into?

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

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

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

As John Montraville begs Charlotte's father to kill him, do readers feel sympathy for him?

Essay Topic 3

In what way is John Montraville to blame for Charlotte's downfall and demise?

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