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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. What is Sarah's position in Charmouth?

2. How does Sarah appear as she stands at her windowsill at night looking out to sea?

3. What is it that Charles had not guessed?

4. What happened to Charles' mother?

5. What characteristics make Aunt Tranter very special?

Short Essay Questions

1. Sarah is described as not beautiful by any standards. What is it that captivates Charles so much when he first sees her face?

2. How does Knowles interject himself into the novel?

3. How does Sarah insist that the county is filled with women who are outcasts?

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

5. What does Dr. Grogan tell Charles about trying to help Sarah?

6. What kind of day is it when Charles fist meets Sarah Woodruff alone?

7. Why does Sarah suggest that she will not leave Lyme Regis?

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

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

10. What does Charles say to Sarah about morality?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Draw a relationship between the fossils Charles lookesfor and the Victorian society. Do you think Knowles uses the fossils as a metaphor for the petrified nature of the social and religious norms of that time? Explain your opinion.

Essay Topic 2

Both Dr. Grogan and Charles are followers of the new theoretical scientist of their day, Charles Darwin. Write an essay giving your opinion about Darwin's theory of evolution of the species.

Essay Topic 3

Look up information about the Dorset region of England and write about the sea coast in the area of Lyme Regis. Describe it as it is today and mention any changes in the area since the Victorian era.

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