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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. For what is Dr. Grogan well known in Lyme?
2. What does Mrs. Poulteney say of rumors about Mary, Mrs. Tranter's maid?
3. What is Ernestina's reaction to the flowers Sam delivers from Charles?
4. What is it about Ernestina that allows Sir Robert to disinherit Charles so easily?
5. What does Sarah ask of Charles?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Mrs. Poulteney attempt to stir up trouble for Mary during the visit in her drawing room?
2. How does Knowles interject himself into the novel?
3. Why is Mrs. Poulteney troubled by the parable of the widow's mite?
4. Describe the nature of the surprise Ernestina and Charles plan for Aunt Tranter.
5. What kind of day is it when Charles fist meets Sarah Woodruff alone?
6. 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?
7. What is the vicar's explanation for the fact that Sarah speaks French when Mrs. Poulteney is shocked at the idea?
8. What makes Ernestina laugh uncontrollably and Aunt Tranter fear she and Charles might be having a quarrel?
9. Why does Sarah suggest that she will not leave Lyme Regis?
10. What is the meaning of the Victorian expression, "a gooseberry?"
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a short story about Mrs. Poulteney in heaven. In the story she should be bossy and strict just as she was on earth. Use your imagination to let her real character show through her white robes and angel wings. Also use your imagination about what St. Peter might do with a woman like that.
Essay Topic 2
According to Knowles, sexuality is more enjoyable in the Victorian age because it is not spoken of and there is more mystery about it. Write an essay about how the Victorian gentleman, Charles, is drawn by the mysterious nature of Sarah Woodruff.
Essay Topic 3
Think up another ending for The French Lieutenant's Woman. Knowles wrote multiple endings for the novel. There are still other possibilities. Come up with another ending and write it in three or four pages.
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