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

2. What argument does Charlotte design to give Mrs. Crayton after her landlord leaves?

3. After John's six week active duty, what does he find when he visits Charlotte?

4. When Charlotte tries writing to her parents after speaking to Mrs. Beauchamp for the first time, what are the results?

5. As Charlotte speaks to Mrs. Beauchamp for the first time, what does Mrs. Beauchamp agree to help Charlotte with concerning her parents?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Charlotte move Belcour?

2. Why does John spend so little time with Charlotte when they arrive in New York?

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

4. What is Charlotte's mental state after settling in New York?

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

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

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

8. How has John's feelings for Charlotte changed now that he loves Julia?

9. What is the mood as the travelers arrive in New York?

10. Why would Mrs. Beauchamp devise a front to meet Charlotte?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How reliable is the narrator of the novel? Does she have motives that would encourage lying?

Essay Topic 2

How does the concern over money damage characters and relationships?

Essay Topic 3

Who is the overall antagonist of the novel? Why?

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