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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. Of what does Ernestina warn Charles about the people of Lyme?
(a) Everyone will think he is royalty and bow to him.
(b) He will be invited to a series of boring lectures in the town hall.
(c) People will turn their backs on strangers.
(d) People expect strangers to be examined and spoken to.

2. What causes Sarah and the lieutenant to be thrown together in Capt. Talbot's house?
(a) The lieutenant has a broken leg and Sarah was his nurse.
(b) They share adjoining rooms.
(c) The lieutenant only speaks French and Sarah interprets.
(d) She is working for Capt. Talbot as secretary.

3. What criminal idea pops into Sam's head?
(a) Blackmailing Ernestina to prevent him from destroying Charles.
(b) Blackmailing Charles because he knows about his meeting with Sarah.
(c) Finding Sarah and forcing her to have sex with him.
(d) Finding Sarah and killing her to protect Charles.

4. After parting from Sarah and leaving Sam and Mary, what are Charles' thoughts?
(a) That he is now like Sarah.
(b) The he has been playing with fire.
(c) That he has been scarred for life.
(d) That Sam cannot be trusted with his secret.

5. Why is Charles thought of as an interesting young man?
(a) Because his travels had rubbed away the patina of seriousness.
(b) Because he was as well known as Disraeli and Gladstone.
(c) Because he was easy to catch in a matriomonial trap.
(d) Because there was no cynicism about him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon whose word does Mr. Forsythe, vicar of Lyme, rely to recommend Sarah?

2. How does Sarah begin describing the French lieutenant to Charles?

3. What does Sarah say to prevent her from leaving Lyme and going to London?

4. What is the objection of Mrs. Poulteney and others like her to the Assembly Rooms?

5. How does the bright day affect Charles?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What makes Ernestina angry after Charles returns from London?

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