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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 does Dr. Grogan do in his speech to Charles?

2. What does Charles admit to Dr. Grogan about his feelings for Ernestina?

3. How does Sam try to start gossip with Mrs. Rogers at the Kensington house?

4. What is in the second letter Charles opens that morning?

5. What is Charles' interest in paleontology now?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what Dr. Grogan gives Charles to read.

2. Why does Charles escape a second time to London.

3. How does Charles attempt to undo the damage done by being caught with Sarah by Sam and Mary?

4. Explain how Sarah finds life in Exeter.

5. What shocking revelation comes to Charles after he gets out of Sarah's bed?

6. Explain Mr. Freeman's contradictory feelings about aristocracy.

7. What actions does Charles take after leaving the Endicott Family Hotel?

8. How does Knowles discuss the reason for Sam and Mary going to the barn?

9. Describe Charles' actions after leaving the Freeman mansion.

10. What are the major events of the next day when Charles has returned from Exeter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Based on the incidents in the novel, write an essay called "Fools Rush in Where Angels Fear to Tread." Make a case for thinking out seriously before taking any action.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about class systems in society. Do you believe there are still such differences today? Do you believe that all men are really created equal?

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