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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. How does the bright day affect Charles?

2. After Sarah goes to work for Mrs. Poulteney, how does she size up her employer?

3. How do the simpering daughters of the Lady seduce Charles in order to snare him as a husband for one of them?

4. What is Charles' thinking as he passes through the vast estate?

5. What coincidence saves Charles from having to face Ernestina with his lies of omission?

Short Essay Questions

1. What warning does Ernestina give Mary about Sam?

2. Describe the conflict in Ernestina over her desire to have a husband and children.

3. The morning Ernestina has a migraine, describe Charles' acting as a moth being drawn to a flame.

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

5. 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?

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

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 makes Ernestina angry after Charles returns from London?

10. How does Mrs. Poulteney attempt to stir up trouble for Mary during the visit in her drawing room?

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

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

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.

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