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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7, 8, 9, and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes Sarah and the lieutenant to be thrown together in Capt. Talbot's house?
(a) She is working for Capt. Talbot as secretary.
(b) They share adjoining rooms.
(c) The lieutenant has a broken leg and Sarah was his nurse.
(d) The lieutenant only speaks French and Sarah interprets.

2. 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 his travels had rubbed away the patina of seriousness.
(d) Because he was as well known as Disraeli and Gladstone.

3. What does Knowles say is the most common symptom of wealth in 1867?
(a) Boredom.
(b) Neurosis.
(c) Indulgence.
(d) Responsibility.

4. What terrible image does Mrs. Talbot have from the literature she reads?
(a) A picture of Sarah after jumping from a cliff.
(b) A picture of Sarah begging on the streets.
(c) A picture of Sarah dying of starvation.
(d) A picture of Sarah reduced to working in a house of ill repute.

5. Upon whose word does Mr. Forsythe, vicar of Lyme, rely to recommend Sarah?
(a) Mr. Fursey-Harris, vicar of Chramouth.
(b) Mrs. Talbot.
(c) His maid who knows Sarah personally.
(d) Sarah herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Sarah goes to work for Mrs. Poulteney, how does she size up her employer?

2. How does Knowles picture Sam?

3. Where are Charles' grandfather's archeological finds housed?

4. What is Ernestina's great fear about marriage?

5. What is Sarah's position in Charmouth?

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