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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 expression applied to a boy or girl is guaranteed to despoil their reputation for life?
(a) One of the Ware Commons kids.
(b) One of the Dairy Lane kids.
(c) One of the Cobb walker kids.
(d) One of the Lyme Green kids.

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

3. What does Sarah think about Mrs. Tranter?
(a) She is kind but too much of a gossip.
(b) She is more cruel than Mrs. Poulteney.
(c) She has the kindest heart but I do not need kindness.
(d) She is just like all Victorian people.

4. THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT'S WOMAN takes place in what historical era?
(a) Roman.
(b) Victorian.
(c) Edwardian.
(d) Elizabethan.

5. What coincidence saves Charles from having to face Ernestina with his lies of omission?
(a) Aunt Tranter has a heart attack.
(b) A fire at Aunt Tranter's house.
(c) A telegram from London saying he is urgently needed.
(d) Ernestina has been called back to London.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what does Ernestina warn Charles about the people of Lyme?

2. What does Knowles say is the most common symptom of wealth in 1867?

3. What is Sarah's attitude toward fashion?

4. What does Charles notice that shocks Ernestina?

5. What is the special relationship between Charles and Mrs. Hawkins?

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

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

4. What is Mrs. Poulteney's idea about God?

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

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

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 is special about the Ware Commons?

9. How does Mrs. Poulteney attempt to stir up trouble for Mary during the visit in her drawing room?

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

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