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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14, 15, 16, and 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Charles tells Sam not to see Mary until he has cleared it with Mrs. Tranter, to what does Sam compare himself?
(a) A schoolboy.
(b) A Derby duck.
(c) A double amputee.
(d) A race horse.

2. How does Ernestina react to Charles' suggestion that they elope and go to Paris?
(a) She calls the idea wickedness.
(b) She faints and falls into a chair.
(c) She laughs uproarously.
(d) She runs to pack her bag.

3. Why is Charles thought of as an interesting young man?
(a) Because there was no cynicism about him.
(b) Because he was easy to catch in a matriomonial trap.
(c) Because he was as well known as Disraeli and Gladstone.
(d) Because his travels had rubbed away the patina of seriousness.

4. Why does Mrs. Poulteney insist Sarah stay when Mrs. Tranter calls with Charles and Ernestina in tow?
(a) She wants to flaunt her wealth and position.
(b) She wants Sarah to give her opinion about the young couple.
(c) She feels it her duty to embarrass Charles and Ernestina and make Sarah uncomfortable.
(d) She needs Sarah to pour the tea.

5. What characteristics make Aunt Tranter very special?
(a) Plumpness and a jocular spirit.
(b) Wealth and generosity.
(c) Optimism and making the best of everything for all.
(d) High moral and religious values.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Charles and Ernestina dressed on their walk down the Cobb?

2. In trying to be Victorian polite, what does Ernestina call the woman they see on the Cobb?

3. What is Ernestina's reaction to the flowers Sam delivers from Charles?

4. Upon whose word does Mr. Forsythe, vicar of Lyme, rely to recommend Sarah?

5. How does Knowles pull himself into the novel in Chapter 13?

(see the answer key)

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