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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 annoying habit did Aunt Tranter have which causes Ernestina consternation?
(a) She insists on being a chaperone for Ernestina and Charles.
(b) She is an inveterate gossip.
(c) She sits at her window with a telescope.
(d) She dips snuff in the parlor.

2. What prompts Mrs. Poulteney to ask about someone to take into her service?
(a) Her image in the community as being benevolent.
(b) The vicar's insistance that she take someone needy in.
(c) Her need for a nurse during her illness.
(d) Her fear of hell and her need for a companion to write for her.

3. Dr. Grogan says he knows more about ________ than what goes on in Sarah's mind.
(a) The times of the tides.
(b) What goes on in Windsor Castle.
(c) The fossils on the beach.
(d) The number of stars in the sky.

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

5. What news does Ernestina give Charles on his return?
(a) That Sarah Woodruff has jumped off the cliff.
(b) That Mrs. Fairley has seen Sarah and Charles together.
(c) That Sarah Woodruff has called asking for him.
(d) That Mrs. Poulteney has dismissed Sarah Woodruff.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the bright, sunny morning in Lyme, how does Ernestina awaken?

2. What does Charles say to Sarah about forgiving her sin?

3. Why is Charles thought of as an interesting young man?

4. When Sarah turns to look at Charles, how does he describe the look?

5. What is Sam's dream about Mary?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Knowles interject himself into the novel?

3. Why does Sarah suggest that she will not leave Lyme Regis?

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

5. What makes Ernestina laugh uncontrollably and Aunt Tranter fear she and Charles might be having a quarrel?

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

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

8. What saves Charles from having to explain why he has been playing with fire?

9. What is Charles' delusion as he rides up the drive to his uncles estate?

10. The morning Ernestina has a migraine, describe Charles' acting as a moth being drawn to a flame.

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