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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. Charles learns the Hartley is ______________ and reacts with inner disappointment.

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

3. Who arrives to talk with Charles and to ask him to leave Lizzie alone?

4. Gilbert notes that he and Lizzie would be happy if Charles came to ___________ or leave them in peace.

5. What does Charles confess he has yet to see during his time at his seaside home?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The relationship between Fitch and Hartley does not appear to be a happy one.

Part 1: Why do you think Fitch and Harley are married to each other?

Part 2: Do you think Hartley should leave Fitch? Why or why not?

Part 3: Why do you think that this relationship is presented so poorly in the story?

Essay Topic 2

The past is something to which Charles clings in this story, looking for past loves, past memories, etc.

Part 1: Why do you think Charles clings so tightly to the past?

Part 2: Do you think it's a good idea to cling to the past? Why or why not?

Part 3: How is Charles's life changed by his insistence on looking at his past?

Essay Topic 3

Women are also presented in an interesting light when it comes to this story and to their relationships with Charles.

Part 1: Why do you think the women are still interested in Charles in some way?

Part 2: Do you think the women are just as lonely as Charles can be? Why or why not?

Part 3: Are the women of this story treated fairly? Why or why not?

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