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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. Charles introduces himself as an extremely successful man of the British __________.
(a) Military
(b) Parliament
(c) Engineering
(d) Theater

2. Who does Charles decide he wants to befriend and to mentor in order to get closer to Hartley?
(a) Fitch
(b) Titus
(c) James
(d) Peregrine

3. Who is the Buddhist and ex-soldier cousin of Charles with whom he shares a strange kind of rivalry?
(a) Gilbert
(b) Peregrine
(c) Fitch
(d) James

4. Who drives Charles to London in order to take him away from his situation with Hartley?
(a) Gilbert
(b) Rosina
(c) Lizzie
(d) Fitch

5. Rosina denies being the ____________ that Charles saw in the inner room of his house.
(a) Old woman
(b) Face
(c) Shadow
(d) Color

Short Answer Questions

1. Hartley suddenly realizes that Charles has been lying to her about how ___________ it really was.

2. Who does James express particular interest in hearing more about as Charles speaks?

3. Twice, Charles's hand brushes up against Hartley's ______________, though she moves away.

4. Hartley asks Charles to remain at ______________ until she is gone and not to follow her.

5. Several times when Charles and Hartley are talking, she says that she has to leave to _____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Fitch tell Hartley that he will do as opposed to ending the relationship in the way she wants?

2. What does Charles say about the situation in which he has placed himself as he is writing?

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

4. What happens to Rosina's face when Charles is staring at her as he is talking to her?

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

6. What does Rosina confess to doing in order to haunt Charles in his house at Shruff End?

7. What does Hartley reveal as part of the reason why Titus ran away from home and from Fitch and Hartley?

8. How does Charles attempt to calm himself after his encounter with Hartley?

9. What does Charles do for the first time since he was a child when he is out looking for Hartley?

10. What is Charles afraid of as he writes the letter to Hartley offering to take her away and to take care of her forever?

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