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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. At the end of their first meeting, what warning does John remember?
(a) His wife's to be serious.
(b) His teacher's to study more.
(c) His boss' to stay in line.
(d) His father's warning to marry for money.

2. According to the narrator, what turns girls' heads?
(a) Men with blond hair.
(b) Men in uniforms.
(c) Men with cars.
(d) Men with money.

3. At the end of their first meeting, what does Charlotte agree to?
(a) To meet John again.
(b) To run away with him.
(c) To leave him alone.
(d) To kiss him.

4. From where does Henry know Lt. Blakeney?
(a) Blakeney is a stranger to Henry.
(b) Blakeney is a distant cousin of Henry's wife.
(c) College.
(d) Church.

5. When Montraville meets Charlotte in Chichester, what does he give her?
(a) A note.
(b) A bag.
(c) Food.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Charlotte reads the note she received after the party, how does La Rue feel about Charlotte?

2. Why does Mr. Lewis demand an instant repayment of his loan to Eldridge?

3. Why does Henry discharge Eldridge's debt?

4. During John and Charlotte's first meeting, what best describes John?

5. What happens to Lucy when she sees Eldridge arrive at the party without Charlotte?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why would Henry discharge Eldridge's debt?

2. What is the importance of Montraville and Belcour having completely opposite moral standards?

3. How does money become an immediate symbol in the novel?

4. What does Charlotte's wavering in seeing John again foreshadow?

5. What can readers infer about Mlle La Rue from her activities of flirting at church and her behavior at a "cousin's" house?

6. How is La Rue characterized at the beginning of the novel?

7. How does La Rue bully Charlotte one more time before they begin traveling to America?

8. What internal struggles does Charlotte develop concerning John and La Rue?

9. What does La Rue's actions foreshadow about her involvement in Charlotte's life?

10. What is the purpose of Rowson giving information about "Content"?

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