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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. As Charlotte speaks to Mrs. Beauchamp for the first time, what does Charlotte confess about her parents?

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

3. After John's wedding, what does Belcour tell Charlotte for three months?

4. Charlotte gives Belcour letters for John many times. What does Belcour do with these letters?

5. In the letter composed after speaking to Mrs. Beauchamp for the first time, how does Charlotte specify she wants her child raised?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is ironic about the life Mrs. Crayton leads compared to Charlotte's life?

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

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

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

7. How does Charlotte move Belcour?

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

9. Why does Charlotte fall behind on her rent?

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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