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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 23, 24, 25, and 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Sarah turns to look at Charles, how does he describe the look?
(a) As though she looked right through him.
(b) Mysterious and inviting.
(c) Dark and mystifying.
(d) Sensuous and compelling.

2. Why did Charles urge Ernestina to disagree with him about something?
(a) He does not want people to think theirs iss a Christian marriage.
(b) It is just another of his silly jokes that Ernestina seldom understands.
(c) He is sure that he is not always right and wants her opinion.
(d) He is feeling like a Turkish pasha because of her deferring to him.

3. What does Charles intend to do on his outing?
(a) Stay away from the Cobb.
(b) Look for Sarah to talk to her.
(c) Avoid going anywhere he might run into Sarah.
(d) Walk to the next county to hunt for fossils.

4. What is Charles' quandary over Sarah's disappearance?
(a) If she committed suicide, she may have left a not implicating him.
(b) If she is alive, he knows where she probably is but cannot tell anyone.
(c) He suspects she may be prepared to blackmail him.
(d) If she is still alive, he has a responsibility to her.

5. What is it that Charles had not guessed?
(a) That his uncle is leaving his estate to charity.
(b) That his uncle is planning on marrying.
(c) That his uncle has located a long lost son.
(d) That his uncle has received word of his connection to Sarah.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Charles tells Sam not to see Mary until he has cleared it with Mrs. Tranter, to what does Sam compare himself?

2. What terrible image does Mrs. Talbot have from the literature she reads?

3. What transpires between Mrs. Tranter and Sarah?

4. What annoying habit did Aunt Tranter have which causes Ernestina consternation?

5. What expression applied to a boy or girl is guaranteed to despoil their reputation for life?

(see the answer key)

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