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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. After Ernestina goes back to sleep, what happens in the kitchen downstairs?
(a) Charles returns and demands his breakfast.
(b) The men who have been searching for Sarah are there.
(c) Sam comes and leaves Mary crying at the kitchen table.
(d) Aunt Tranter finds Mrs. Fairley there.

2. Where does Charles go after leaving Sarah?
(a) To a church
(b) To the carriage depot
(c) To find Sam
(d) To his hotel room

3. What does Charles discover from Mrs. Endicott?
(a) Sarah has left the hotel and did not leave a forwarding address.
(b) Sarah has fallen and hurt her ankle.
(c) Sarah sends word that she will not see Charles.
(d) Sarah has returned to Lyme.

4. What does Charles decide to do?
(a) Go back and tell Dr. Grogan the whole truth.
(b) Go out and look for Sarah himself.
(c) Open a bottle of brandy and get drunk.
(d) Send Sam to look for Sarah.

5. What does Freeman recognize about the times?
(a) They are difficult times with so many new things coming into favor.
(b) They represent the age of overindulgence.
(c) They are changing in a world of rapid progress.
(d) They are politically unstable.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dr. Grogan rebut Charles' objection that nothing improper passed between him and Sarah?

2. After leaving the brothel, what does Charles do?

3. In the Victorian ending, what unlikely thing does Charles do?

4. In the Victorian ending, what becomes of Mrs. Poulteney?

5. What has happened at the prostitute's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What actions does Charles take after leaving the Endicott Family Hotel?

2. Why does Charles escape a second time to London.

3. What happens in the Tranter house that day?

4. Why does Charles not keep his distance from Sarah in her hotel rooms?

5. What advice does Dr. Grogan give Charles in a letter?

6. Explain the significance of Sarah's only smile at Mrs. Poulteney after she questions the old lady's relationship to God.

7. Explain how Sarah finds life in Exeter.

8. What transpires with Charles and his friends at the club?

9. In the Victorian view of propriety, what step does Charles make when his train pulls into Exeter?

10. How does Knowles discuss the reason for Sam and Mary going to the barn?

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