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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. What begins to trouble Charles about his engagement to Ernestina?
(a) That he has been too conventional in his choice and it is not like him at all.
(b) That Ernestina is far too young for him and would leave him for a younger man.
(c) That he needs a less exciting existence so he could concentrate on rocks.
(d) That she is too flighty and unable to discuss anything with him calmly.

2. What double duty does Sam perform at Mrs. Tranter's door?
(a) He recites a poem to Mary as he gives her the flowers for Ernestina.
(b) He delivers the flowers for Ernestina and an invitation to a dance for Mary.
(c) He delivers Charles' bouquet for Ernestina and a smaller one for Mary, the maid.
(d) He delivers the flowers along with a singing telegram.

3. What does Sarah say to prevent her from leaving Lyme and going to London?
(a) She says she knows no one in London.
(b) She says she has no money to make the move.
(c) She says she would become what she is being accused of.
(d) She says her education is not good enough.

4. What does Mrs. Poulteney insist as requisites for a companion?
(a) She must be willing to attend church every Sabbath.
(b) She must have impeccable moral character and no relatives.
(c) She must have a higher education and good references.
(d) She must be willing to work for a pittance.

5. What does Charles say to Sarah about forgiving her sin?
(a) That he did not see what she did as a sin.
(b) That he will not withhold his forgiveness.
(c) That she must forgive herself.
(d) That she had not sinned against him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sarah take the risk of not going by the back way around the dairy the morning she is seen by two walkers?

2. What does Knowles say has served as a substitute for experience in Sarah Woodruff?

3. How does Ernestina react to Charles' suggestion that they elope and go to Paris?

4. What does Sarah ask of Charles?

5. What investments had Charles' father made?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the vicar's explanation for the fact that Sarah speaks French when Mrs. Poulteney is shocked at the idea?

2. Describe Charles' reaction to the expected visits with the prim Victorian ladies of Ernestina's acquaintance.

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

4. How does Sarah insist that the county is filled with women who are outcasts?

5. What is the promise Sarah extracts from Charles when they meet at the Undercliff?

6. Why is Ernestina miffed at the flowers Charles sends her on the morning he goes to the Ware Commons?

7. What are the indications of Charles as an eligible bachelor before his engagement to Ernestina?

8. Describe the nature of the surprise Ernestina and Charles plan for Aunt Tranter.

9. In Lyme, by some strata of society, Sarah Woodruff is known as the French lieutenant's whore. Ernestina has another name for her. Why and what is it?

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

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