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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 does Charlotte wish for on the voyage to America?

2. Upon meeting him, what does Rich Col. Crayton think of Belcour?

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

4. During their first meeting, what does Mrs. Beauchamp tell Charlotte that she wants Charlotte to tell her?

5. Where does a soldier suggest Charlotte go when she arrives in New York?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what condition does Charlotte walk to New York?

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

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

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

6. How does Charlotte move Belcour?

7. How does Charlotte plan her trip to the city as she is pregnant?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How would Charlotte's plight be different in present day settings than years ago?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What is the strongest theme in the novel?

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