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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 is the action between Charles and his servant, Sam, on the bright sunny morning in Dorset?
(a) At odds with one another.
(b) Silent and moody.
(c) Stern and overbearing.
(d) Playful and teasing.

2. What is Ernestina's great fear about marriage?
(a) The sinfulness of sex.
(b) The idea of becoming amother.
(c) The dread of being seen naked.
(d) The pain and brutality of sex.

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

4. On the bright, sunny morning in Lyme, how does Ernestina awaken?
(a) Too late to see Charles who had already left for a walk.
(b) Bright and bubbly, anxious to see Charles.
(c) Afraid that exposure to sunlight would darken her skin.
(d) In a mood that the brilliance of the morning only aggravated.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Knowles' description of Mrs. Poulteney's unsuccessful appeal to knowledge?

3. What causes Sarah and the lieutenant to be thrown together in Capt. Talbot's house?

4. Why does Mrs. Talbot decide not to rehire Sarah Woodruff?

5. How did Charles' father rid him of the desire to become a priest?

(see the answer key)

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