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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

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 humbly devoted to Charles and not into self aggrandizement.
(d) He is a man who cannot understand Charles' jokes.

2. For what is Dr. Grogan well known in Lyme?
(a) Taking long walks in the country.
(b) Making house calls.
(c) Supporting Mrs. Poulteney's Victorianism.
(d) Retelling stories of his experiences.

3. How does Knowles use these changes to invite suspense?
(a) He makes the reader expect great things for Charles.
(b) He suggests that something sinister is about to happen.
(c) He suggests that the uncle has regained his health.
(d) He states that Charles still does not guess.

4. After Sarah goes to work for Mrs. Poulteney, how does she size up her employer?
(a) She learns to keep her mouth shut at all times and at all costs.
(b) She sees Mrs. Poulteney as a tyrant and tries to warn the staff when she is coming.
(c) She understands her and how to handle her like a skilled cardinal handles a weak pope.
(d) She is indifferent to Mrs. Poulteney's quirks of behavior.

5. Why does Mrs. Poulteney insist Sarah stay when Mrs. Tranter calls with Charles and Ernestina in tow?
(a) She wants Sarah to give her opinion about the young couple.
(b) She needs Sarah to pour the tea.
(c) She wants to flaunt her wealth and position.
(d) She feels it her duty to embarrass Charles and Ernestina and make Sarah uncomfortable.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mrs. Poulteney insist as requisites for a companion?

3. How does Knowles pull himself into the novel in Chapter 13?

4. How does the butler sum up the feelings of Mrs. Poulteney's staff?

5. At that time in London, what is socially becoming as important as good blood?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the meaning of the Victorian expression, "a gooseberry?"

2. What is the attitude of the staff at Winsyatt castle about Charles and his uncle, Sir Robert?

3. Sarah is described as not beautiful by any standards. What is it that captivates Charles so much when he first sees her face?

4. Why is Mrs. Poulteney troubled by the parable of the widow's mite?

5. Describe the conflict in Ernestina over her desire to have a husband and children.

6. When a search party is formed to find the missing Sarah, how does Charles know she is still alive?

7. What is the explanation for Mrs. Poulteney's idea that the Ware Commons evokes Sodom and Gomorrah in her mind?

8. What kind of day is it when Charles fist meets Sarah Woodruff alone?

9. What had prompted Charles and Ernestina to come to Lyme Regis?

10. When Charles and Sarah meet, how does Charles explain his agreeing to come?

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