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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. What surprises Henry about Eldridge's debt?

2. How does Henry pay down his debt?

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

4. How does Charlotte react when she learns of her party thrown by her family?

5. The second time Montraville sees Charlotte in Chichester, whom is she with?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What sort of note does Montraville give Charlotte?

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

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

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

6. How does Charlotte behave foolishly concerning La Rue?

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

8. How does John manipulate Charlotte?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is the overall antagonist of the novel? Why?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What is the overall mood of the novel?

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