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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. On the day before his marriage, what assignment does John give to Belcour?

2. On the day before his marriage, about what does John lecture 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. What does Mrs. Beauchamp admit to Charlotte the first time they meet?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Mrs. Beauchamp befriend Charlotte?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Mrs. Beauchamp's actions concerning Charlotte indirectly characterize her?

10. Concerning Julia and Charlotte, what internal struggles does John face?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way is John Montraville to blame for Charlotte's downfall and demise?

Essay Topic 2

Who is the overall antagonist of the novel? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Why did Charlotte's death follow the message or theme of the novel? Why was her death necessary?

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