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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 Belcour say to John concern in reference to his lack of will to marry Julia?

2. How does John react when Crayton makes his announcement before the voyage to America is over?

3. How does Charlotte react when Crayton makes his announcement before the voyage to America is over?

4. During their first meeting, what plans do Charlotte and Mrs. Beauchamp make together?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Mrs. Beauchamp befriend Charlotte?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What role does irony play in "Charlotte Temple"? When and where does it appear throughout the novel, who does it affect, and do any of the characters see the irony in their situations? Do you believe the author's use or irony was intentional?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What is the greatest external conflict of the novel?

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