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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 is in the second letter Charles opens that morning?
(a) A bill
(b) An apology
(c) An address
(d) A blackmail message

2. Why does Ernestina come to Charles' hotel room?
(a) She wants him to read her diary.
(b) She comes for breakfast.
(c) She wants to get him to return to Aunt Tranter's house.
(d) She had heard that Charles is planning to leave Lyme.

3. What happens after that first kiss?
(a) Charles removes Sarah's shawl and night gown.
(b) Sarah asks him to carry her to her bed before he leaves.
(c) Charles panics and runs out of her room.
(d) Overcome with passion, Charles tears off his clothes and makes love to her.

4. After impulsively kissing Sarah, what does Charles do?
(a) Lays her down on the hay and makes love to her.
(b) Suggests that she go to London as his mistress.
(c) Pushes Sarah away and runs out of the shed.
(d) Tells her to go to the White Lion and wait for him.

5. What is Mrs. Endicott's Bible?
(a) Her horoscope
(b) Her almanac
(c) Her weekly newspaper
(d) Her accounts ledger

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charles find inside the old shed?

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

3. What does Charles' purse provide Sarah in Exeter?

4. Why does Charles go into the child's room?

5. What does Charles discover from Mrs. Endicott?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Charles' actions after leaving the Freeman mansion.

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

3. Describe the events after Charles leaves Lyme and goes back to Exeter.

4. What effect does Charles' gift to Ernestina have on her, even after she is upset that he did not bring flowers?

5. Explain how Sarah finds life in Exeter.

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

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

8. In reality, what does Charles do when he pulls into Exeter and it looks like it is about to rain?

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

10. What are the consequences of Charles' decision to break his engagement?

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