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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 Charles alert Hartley that it is him at the front door with the letter after Fitch leaves?

2. Who does Charles come upon when he returns to his house after being in town to get celebratory items?

3. What is the look in Hartley's eyes when she recognizes Charles in the crowd?

4. What kind of company does Charles desire, according to the content of this chapter?

5. What does Charles go into Narrowdean to buy as he is confident Lizzie will come to be with him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is the prediction that Charles makes for the decision Lizzie will make about being with Gilbert?

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

10. Who are the two women which Charles mentions as having had a significant influence on his life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The manipulative nature of Charles is something that is more and more striking as the book progresses.

Part 1: Why do you think Charles thinks it's okay to break up a marriage?

Part 2: Why do you think Charles believes it's okay to talk to a women via letter, begging her to come be with him?

Part 3: Why do you think Charles believes it's okay to use Titus in order to see Hartley?

Essay Topic 2

Since Charles's main goal at the start of the book is to learn to be good, it only makes sense that the reader assess his progress as the book continues.

Part 1: Do you think Charles learned something from the experiences of the book? Why or why not?

Part 2: In what ways has Charles changed from the beginning of the book to the end of the book?

Part 3: Do you think Charles is a better person at the end of the book? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The house of Shruff End seems to be a living and breathing person in the story as well, with moods and with mysteries.

Part 1: What do you think the inner room of the house was intended to be? Why?

Part 2: Why do you think Charles needed to live in this particular house for the story?

Part 3: How does the house affect the course of the story? If not, why doesn't it affect the course of the story?

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