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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. Why does Henry's father disown him?

2. At the end of their first meeting, what does Charlotte agree to?

3. What surprises Henry about Eldridge's debt?

4. Where are Lt. John Montraville and Belcour's deployments?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Charlotte behave foolishly concerning La Rue?

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

7. Why would Henry discharge Eldridge's debt?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of the chapter title, "Which People Void of Feeling Need Not Read"?

Essay Topic 2

What is the greatest external conflict of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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

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