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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. Why has Lady Marchmain hired Mr. Samgrass?
(a) To moniter Sebastian's behavior
(b) To drive her around Oxford
(c) To act as her escort
(d) To analzye Charles

2. What is Charles plagued by in this chapter?
(a) Swamp foot
(b) Love
(c) Melancholy
(d) Gangrene

3. Where are Ryder and his troops going?
(a) The Sudan
(b) They do not know.
(c) London
(d) The Sahara

4. Who has Lady Marchmain hired to look after her son?
(a) Mr. Phillips
(b) Mr. Sidebottom
(c) Mr. Samgrass
(d) Mr. Lawrence

5. What is Charles' rank in the army?
(a) Major
(b) Captain
(c) Sargeant
(d) Private

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Anthony say Sebastian's family should be avoided?

2. Where does Sebastian's father live?

3. Boy suggests they go to __________.

4. About shat does Jasper chastise Charles?

5. At what estate do Charles and his troops set up camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what Charles sees in the chapel.

2. What does Charles find appealing about Sebastian and his friends?

3. Why is Rex surprised that Julia wants to divorce him?

4. What does Nanny Hawkins tell Charles in the epilogue?

5. How does Charles show his melancholic state of mind in the opening chapter?

6. How are Julia's religious beliefs affecting her in Book 2, Chapters 3 and 4?

7. Why do you think Sebastian is not mentioned in the conversation between Nanny Hawkins and Charles?

8. How have the other characters in the story lead Charles to religion?

9. Describe Charles' marriage to Celia.

10. How does the ocean liner serve as a metaphor for Charles and Julia's love affair?

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