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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. Fitch thought Hartley would be pleased by the ______________ he brought home for her.

2. Charles tells Hartley he has every intention of _______________ at Shruff End.

3. Charles decides to return to his life in the ____________, according to the diary entries.

4. Charles tells Hartley that the _______________ of love has come to rescue them all.

5. __________ protests that Charles can't just arbitrarily end someone else's marriage the way he wants.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Charles become frustrated when he sees Hartley and Titus reunited because of his actions?

2. What does Charles imagine as Fitch becomes insistent about bringing Hartley back home with him?

3. What is the only thing that Charles keeps in James's apartment, no matter who offers to buy it?

4. What does Charles promise Titus he will do for him when he is staying at the house with him?

5. What does Charles discover as he is waiting for the people to leave his house?

6. What does Hartley reveal she would have liked to have been home for instead of with Charles?

7. What does Charles decide happened to him the night that Peregrine tried to kill him?

8. Why does Charles treat Rosina with contempt and with dismissiveness?

9. What does Gilbert say to Charles when he arrives at Charles's home after the incident with Lizzie?

10. Who does Charles believe is deceiving him, according to his diary entries?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Freedom is a subtle theme in this story, with characters looking for freedom in a number of forms.

Part 1: How do you think Titus defines the idea of freedom in this story?

Part 2: How do you think Charles defines the idea of freedom? Why?

Part 3: Do you think any of the women are free in this story? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

When one reads a story, the first thing which must be asked is whether the narrator can be trusted. After all, if the narrator cannot be trusted, the story cannot be trusted.

Part 1: Why do you think Charles was chosen as the narrator for this story?

Part 2: Who do you think might have made for a better narrator for this story? Why?

Part 3: Do you think Charles can be trusted as a narrator for this story? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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