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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 Ernestina's great fear about marriage?
2. At that time in London, what is socially becoming as important as good blood?
3. What is Charles' thinking as he passes through the vast estate?
4. What has happened to Sarah while Charles is away from Lyme?
5. How does the butler sum up the feelings of Mrs. Poulteney's staff?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the nature of the surprise Ernestina and Charles plan for Aunt Tranter.
2. How does Sarah insist that the county is filled with women who are outcasts?
3. What makes Ernestina laugh uncontrollably and Aunt Tranter fear she and Charles might be having a quarrel?
4. 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?
5. What is the attitude of the staff at Winsyatt castle about Charles and his uncle, Sir Robert?
6. How does Knowles interject himself into the novel?
7. What is the promise Sarah extracts from Charles when they meet at the Undercliff?
8. What saves Charles from having to explain why he has been playing with fire?
9. What is the explanation for Mrs. Poulteney's idea that the Ware Commons evokes Sodom and Gomorrah in her mind?
10. What are the indications of Charles as an eligible bachelor before his engagement to Ernestina?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Decide if you think Sarah was an innocent victim of her times or a calculating femme fatale. Write an essay supporting your claim and be sure to use quotes from the novel.
Essay Topic 2
In the novel, Aunt Tranter's only concern about Sam and Mary is whether they truly are in love and plan to marry. Charles, however, is held him to a much higher standard of behavior. Write an essay about your feelings toward double standards.
Essay Topic 3
Write a paper stating your opinion of Charles. Was he a victim? Was he stupid? Was he a pleasant person? Could he have managed things better?
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