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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. Whose house does La Rue claim is hosting the party she attends?

2. Who gives Charlotte a note after the party?

3. What does Montraville wonder about Charlotte when he sees her in Chichester?

4. Who is La Rue's boss?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lucy pray to God for Charlotte?

2. How does John manipulate Charlotte?

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

4. Why would Henry discharge Eldridge's debt?

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

6. What internal struggle does John immediately have concerning Charlotte?

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

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

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

10. Why is Charlotte's family history important?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the greatest external conflict of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What stereotypical statements or beliefs demonstrate the setting of this novel?

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