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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the conversation between Fitch and Hartley, it is reveals they came to Narrowdean for ____________.
(a) A better home.
(b) A better community.
(c) A fresh start.
(d) A place for her to recuperate.

2. Charles learns the Hartley is ______________ and reacts with inner disappointment.
(a) A nun
(b) Dating someone
(c) Widowed
(d) Married

3. ___________ is the self-important Irishman is the most important friend in Charles's life.
(a) Gilbert
(b) Peregrine
(c) Titus
(d) Fitch

4. What is the name of the adopted son of Hartley and of Ben Fitch
(a) Roger
(b) Peregrine
(c) Titus
(d) James

5. Charles says that his first reaction was to follow Hartley inside the home to ______________.
(a) Kill Fitch.
(b) Take her away.
(c) Protect her.
(d) Talk sense into her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Charles encounter when he is wandering around the town, nursing his hangover?

2. What does Charles drop in shock of seeing the person from #25 at his house?

3. Who surprises Charles at his seaside home the next day?

4. What does Hartley mention that Fitch still has from his army days, though she mentions this in passing?

5. From what play does Charles take the line, "I shall abjure magic and become a hermit, put myself in a situation...to learn to be good."

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Charles finally deliver the letter to Hartley when he is done writing it?

2. What did Charles intend for the first paragraph of his writing in the book?

3. What does Hartley ask Charles to do when she is getting ready to leave the church?

4. What does Hartley tearfully admit to Charles when he finds her the next day in the market?

5. What does Charles discover in his home after he has gone to town to pick up a bottle of wine?

6. What does Charles interrupt when he arrives at Nibletts that same evening after seeing Hartley?

7. What does Charles get to witness when he sneaks into the garden of Nibletts?

8. Why does Gilbert arrive on the doorstep of Charles at the start of this chapter's events?

9. What does Charles find when there is an insistent knock on his door that day, though it's not what he expected?

10. How does Charles introduce himself to the reader in terms of his profession and achievements?

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