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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 has a fascination with simple ___________ as a part of his life in this seaside community.
(a) Food
(b) Books
(c) Movies
(d) Women

2. Charles is _____________ at seeing Hartley again, according to his writing.
(a) Nervous
(b) Shocked
(c) Angry
(d) Happy

3. Charles talks about searching for ______________ of Hartley at his apartment when he returns.
(a) Movies
(b) Clothes
(c) Photographs
(d) Roses

4. Peregrine spends most of the evening talking about his ____________ of the theater, his job, and Ireland.
(a) Love
(b) Hatred
(c) Respect
(d) Boredom

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Fitch accuses Hartley of getting back together with _____________ during the argument they have.

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

3. What does Charles drink in order to calm his nerves after talking with Hartley?

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

5. The dark marks on the table "which remained there ever after to remind [him] of that ____________ night."

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are the three passions which Charles describes in his writing at the start of this book?

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

4. What does Hartley do when Charles's hand brushes up against her twice as they are talking?

5. When Charles asks Peregrine who his first love was, who does Peregrine name for his answer?

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

7. From what location is Charles writing after his encounter with Fitch about Hartley and her feelings?

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

9. What does James have in his apartment which Charles makes fun of as having a demon inside?

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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