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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. How does Knowles picture Sam?
(a) He is young, fond of idling, and always has a straw or sprig of parsley in his mouth.
(b) He is an older man with a great deal of polish.
(c) He is a man who cannot understand Charles' jokes.
(d) He is humbly devoted to Charles and not into self aggrandizement.

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

3. 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) The lieutenant has a broken leg and Sarah was his nurse.
(c) The lieutenant only speaks French and Sarah interprets.
(d) They share adjoining rooms.

4. What shop in Lyme is somewhat famous?
(a) The Old Fossit Shop.
(b) The Wicker Shop.
(c) The Curious Cigar Shop.
(d) The Lyme Stationery Shop.

5. Where are Charles' grandfather's archeological finds housed?
(a) The British Museum.
(b) The Louvre.
(c) Windsor Castle.
(d) Westminster Abby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the two obsessions of Mrs. Poulteney?

2. What investments had Charles' father made?

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

4. On the bright, sunny morning in Lyme, how does Ernestina awaken?

5. What characteristics make Aunt Tranter very special?

(see the answer key)

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