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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Charles thought of as an interesting young man?

2. What resolution does Charles make on his way back to Lyme?

3. What is Charles' quandary over Sarah's disappearance?

4. Dr. Grogan says he knows more about ________ than what goes on in Sarah's mind.

5. What happened to Charles' mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Charles and Sarah meet, how does Charles explain his agreeing to come?

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

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

5. What is Sarah's gift that makes her more intelligent than most Victorian women?

6. What is special about the Ware Commons?

7. What warning does Ernestina give Mary about Sam?

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

9. 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?

10. How does Knowles interject himself into the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Give your opinion about Sarah as a Victorian era feminist. Explain how she would fit into today's society much better than she did in her own time. Show how Sarah always makes the most out of the resources she has.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about whether you would like to have lived in the Victorian era. Explain your reasons. (Hint: if there is no royalty in your family tree, you cannot choose to live during that time as a duke or duchess.)

Essay Topic 3

Using the characters Charles, Ernestina, and Sarah, write a short-short story set in the 21st century about a broken engagement. Use the title, "Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned." Will your story be much different from the broken engagement in The French Lieutenant's Woman?

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