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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. When she couldn't sleep, what does Ernestina decide to do?
(a) Go look for Aunt Tranter.
(b) Go to the kitchen and eat.
(c) Go for a walk.
(d) Write in her diary.

2. What decision does Charles make on his way from Exeter to Lyme?
(a) Not to marry Ernestina.
(b) Never to see Sarah again.
(c) To collect Ernestina and return to London the next day.
(d) To fire Sam.

3. Why does Mrs. Endicott allow Charles to go up to Sarah's room?
(a) She thinks he is Sarah's lawyer.
(b) She thinks he is a doctor.
(c) She takes a bribe from Charles.
(d) She thinks he is Sarah's brother.

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

5. To what animal does Charles compare himself at the time?
(a) The hedgehog who curls up in a ball and erects its spines of aristocracy.
(b) A serpent that devours everyone around him.
(c) A pampered Pekinese dependant on his future father-in-law.
(d) A feral cat who must make his way by stealth and cunning.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Charles go to see Dr. Grogan?

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

3. What does Sarah suggest Mrs. Poulteney do with her severance pay?

4. What does Sarah say to Charles after they discuss her lie about Varguennes?

5. What discovery does Charles make that hits him like a thunderbolt?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Explain how Sarah finds life in Exeter.

6. Describe what Dr. Grogan gives Charles to read.

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

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

9. Why does Sarah, the prostitute, put her clothes back on?

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

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