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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Charles going to London?
(a) To inform Ernestina's father of the changes in his fortune.
(b) To hire a lawyer to get rid of Mrs. Trotter.
(c) To hire another manservant.
(d) To collect money for travel to Europe.

2. What is Charles' attitude toward Sam when he returns after his night out?
(a) He tells Sam to take that insolent look off his face.
(b) He thanks Sam for helping him escape being seen by Mrs. Rogers.
(c) He regards Sam as a real friend unlike his friends at the club.
(d) He warns Sam about being too nosey.

3. Why does Charles go into the child's room?
(a) He thinks he hears the girl strangling.
(b) She is crying and a male neighbor is banging on the wall.
(c) He suddenly feels very paternal.
(d) He is curious to see if there really is a child.

4. What metaphor does Charles use to describe his guilt of lying about Sarah?
(a) Robin Hood denouncing Maid Marian as a strumpet.
(b) Sir Galahad showing Guinevere to be a whore.
(c) Sir Lancelot casting blame on the Lady of the Lake.
(d) King Arthur lusting for Morgan Le Fey.

5. After the prostitute gets into bed, Charles stares down at her and asks her name. What is her answer?
(a) Mary
(b) Ernestina
(c) Victoria
(d) Sarah

6. Why does Charles go to see Dr. Grogan?
(a) He needs advice after receiving a note from Sarah.
(b) He suspects Dr. Grogan saw him with Sarah through his telescope.
(c) He wants sleeping powder for Ernestina.
(d) He needs advice about what to say to Sarah when they meet.

7. What has happened at the prostitute's house?
(a) Charles passes out from too much to drink and sleeps in a chair.
(b) Sarah's little daughter comes in and gets into bed with them.
(c) Charles has been drinking heavily and begins throwing up when she said her name was Sarah.
(d) Charles has intercourse with the girl before finding out her name was Sarah.

8. What humiliation is Charles forced to undergo?
(a) Appearing in court for breech of promise.
(b) Signing a letter of guilt for Mr. Freeman.
(c) Losing his home in Kensington.
(d) Being expelled from his club.

9. 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 and hides out of sight across from the Endicott's Family Hotel.
(c) Goes to the telegraph office to send a message to Mary.
(d) Finds himself a cheap hotel for the night.

10. After impulsively kissing Sarah, what does Charles do?
(a) Tells her to go to the White Lion and wait for him.
(b) Pushes Sarah away and runs out of the shed.
(c) Lays her down on the hay and makes love to her.
(d) Suggests that she go to London as his mistress.

11. Why does Mrs. Endicott allow Charles to go up to Sarah's room?
(a) She thinks he is a doctor.
(b) She thinks he is Sarah's lawyer.
(c) She takes a bribe from Charles.
(d) She thinks he is Sarah's brother.

12. What document does Dr. Grogan give Charles to read?
(a) The trial of Lieutenant Le Ronciere.
(b) Darwin's Origin of Species
(c) The gossip in the local newspaper.
(d) The admission requirements for Bedlam.

13. What does Sam tell Charles he wants two hundred and eighty pounds for?
(a) To keep quiet about Sarah.
(b) So he can marry Mary.
(c) To leave and find another employer.
(d) To buy a shop.

14. Where does the cab deliver Charles and the prostitute?
(a) At Chrale's Kensington home
(b) At a bordello
(c) At her flat
(d) At a cheap hotel

15. In the Victorian ending, what becomes of Mrs. Poulteney?
(a) She runs away with the vicar.
(b) She has a change of heart and becomes kind to her servants.
(c) She tries to enter heaven and is cast into the realm below.
(d) She becomes blind and her servants steal everything from her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Charles think about the three-word message from Sarah?

2. What is in the letter from Dr. Grogan?

3. What does Knowles say readers should now see as obvious?

4. What does Knowles say modern society has destroyed by throwing over the aura of mystery about sex?

5. What does Charles' purse provide Sarah in Exeter?

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