1. How does Dr. Grogan rebut Charles' objection that nothing improper passed between him and Sarah?
(a) He says Charles protests too much.
(b) He confesses that he saw them in his telescope.
(c) He uses the catechism about wishing for a sinful act being the same as doing it.
(d) He calls Charles a liar and orders him out of his house.

2. When Sarah and Charles meet again on the path, what does Charles observe about her?
(a) That he had stronger biases against her than he thought.
(b) That she was a striking beauty in the Edwardian sense.
(c) That she is more intelligent and independent than she seemed.
(d) That she had on a completely different outfit from the last time.

3. Why does Charles not tell Mrs. Tranter and Ernestina of his chance meeting with Sarah on the Ware Commons?
(a) He forgets that it ever happened.
(b) He has now become obsessed with the enigma of Sarah.
(c) He doesn't know how to begin telling them.
(d) He sees that the women are too involved in other gossip.

4. What does Charles admit to Dr. Grogan about his feelings for Ernestina?
(a) That he was sure it would take years for Ernestina to understand him.
(b) That the attraction has worn off and he feels trapped.
(c) That she understands very little of what he is.
(d) That his only interest in her is her dowry.

5. What gimmick does Knowles use as an ending of the story in Chapter 44?
(a) The story as it would have been written in Victorian England.
(b) A flashback to the time Ernestine was sixteen.
(c) The breakup of Charles' engagement to Ernestine.
(d) A story within a story that has no ending.