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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 John meet Julia?

2. Arriving in New York, what does Charlotte think of finding female friends?

3. How does Charlotte react to the news of John's marriage?

4. Why does Belcour think Charlotte should move to New York?

5. How does Charlotte react when Crayton makes his announcement before the voyage to America is over?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Charlotte move Belcour?

2. Why does Mrs. Beauchamp befriend Charlotte?

3. Why does Charlotte make the decision to go the Crayton household and not the Franklin household?

4. Why does John become upset about his relationship with Julia?

5. What is ironic about the life Mrs. Crayton leads compared to Charlotte's life?

6. What is ironic about the timing of Charlotte's letter arriving to her parents?

7. Why would Mrs. Beauchamp devise a front to meet Charlotte?

8. What motive would Belcour have in interfering with Charlotte's letters?

9. Concerning Julia and Charlotte, what internal struggles does John face?

10. In what condition does Charlotte walk to New York?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What kind of person is Mrs. Beauchamp? Does she help Charlotte because of kindness or to benefit her reputation?

Essay Topic 2

What stereotypical statements or beliefs demonstrate the setting of this novel?

Essay Topic 3

What role does irony play in "Charlotte Temple"? When and where does it appear throughout the novel, who does it affect, and do any of the characters see the irony in their situations? Do you believe the author's use or irony was intentional?

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