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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. When Belcour arrives to visit Charlotte after John guiltily leaves, what does he do?

2. Of what does John convince Julia as Charlotte befriends Mrs. Beauchamp?

3. What excuse does Mrs. Beauchamp present to speak with Charlotte for the first time?

4. After John's wedding, what does Belcour do for three months?

5. How does Belcour react when Crayton makes his announcement before the voyage to America is over?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does John become upset about his relationship with Julia?

2. Why does Charlotte make the decision to go the Crayton household and not the Franklin household?

3. How does Charlotte move Belcour?

4. What information does Charlotte include in her letter to her parents?

5. What is ironic about the timing of Charlotte's letter arriving to her parents?

6. How does Belcour interfere with John and Charlotte's relationship?

7. What motive would Belcour have in interfering with Charlotte's letters?

8. What happens to Crayton and La Rue's relationship after they settle in America?

9. How is Charlotte's situation different than a wife whose husband ignores her?

10. What arrangements does John make for Charlotte with Belcour?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What is the strongest theme in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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

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