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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14, 15, 16, and 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Poulteney insist as requisites for a companion?
(a) She must be willing to attend church every Sabbath.
(b) She must have impeccable moral character and no relatives.
(c) She must have a higher education and good references.
(d) She must be willing to work for a pittance.

2. What is the action between Charles and his servant, Sam, on the bright sunny morning in Dorset?
(a) Silent and moody.
(b) Playful and teasing.
(c) Stern and overbearing.
(d) At odds with one another.

3. What shop in Lyme is somewhat famous?
(a) The Lyme Stationery Shop.
(b) The Wicker Shop.
(c) The Curious Cigar Shop.
(d) The Old Fossit Shop.

4. What does Knowles say the novelist is?
(a) A deceiver because he or she seldom tells the truth.
(b) An authoritarian because he or she writes only by the rules laid down by others.
(c) A plagerist because he or she copies from real life stories.
(d) A god because he or she creates.

5. What is Ernestina's reaction to the flowers Sam delivers from Charles?
(a) She frowns because she has been imagining unfaithfulness of Charles' part.
(b) She frowns because she is ashamed of herself.
(c) She jumps from bed and dances around the room.
(d) She wants to know if a shop keeper delivered the flowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Poulteney insist Sarah stay when Mrs. Tranter calls with Charles and Ernestina in tow?

2. What happened to Charles' mother?

3. THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT'S WOMAN takes place in what historical era?

4. How did Charles' father rid him of the desire to become a priest?

5. What transpires between Mrs. Tranter and Sarah?

(see the answer key)

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