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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 60 and 61.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Charles' mother?
(a) She died of tuberculosis.
(b) She ran off with an Italian.
(c) She died in childbirth to a stillborn girl.
(d) She fell into the sea on a boat outing.

2. To what animal does Charles compare himself at the time?
(a) A pampered Pekinese dependant on his future father-in-law.
(b) A serpent that devours everyone around him.
(c) A feral cat who must make his way by stealth and cunning.
(d) The hedgehog who curls up in a ball and erects its spines of aristocracy.

3. What does Sam do after leaving Charles in his room at the Ship?
(a) Goes to the kitchen and orders a large meal charged to Charles.
(b) Goes to the telegraph office to send a message to Mary.
(c) Finds himself a cheap hotel for the night.
(d) Goes and hides out of sight across from the Endicott's Family Hotel.

4. What surprise answer does Charles get when he asks if Sarah is still a governess?
(a) No, she is a private secretary.
(b) I don't know what you mean.
(c) We never knew her as a governess.
(d) She is no longer a governess.

5. What gimmick does Knowles use as an ending of the story in Chapter 44?
(a) A story within a story that has no ending.
(b) The story as it would have been written in Victorian England.
(c) A flashback to the time Ernestine was sixteen.
(d) The breakup of Charles' engagement to Ernestine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is obvious about the size of the dowry Ernestina will bring to a marriage?

2. What are Charles' feelings about seeing Sarah again?

3. Why is Charles going to London?

4. What is Charles' plan for maintaining distance from Sarah.

5. THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT'S WOMAN takes place in what historical era?

(see the answer key)

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