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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. After John's six week active duty, how does Charlotte react when John arrives?

2. To where does Mrs. Beauchamp move to get away from the bustle of New York?

3. After John's six week active duty, what does John promise?

4. How does John meet Julia?

5. After arriving in New York, what does Charlotte do with her time?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Charlotte fall behind on her rent?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is "Charlotte Temple" typical of the genre of a seduction novel?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

As John Montraville begs Charlotte's father to kill him, do readers feel sympathy for him?

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