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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 23, 24, 25, and 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What revelation does Sarah make to Charles about the French lieutenant?
(a) That he has never even written to her.
(b) That he beat her before he left England.
(c) That he is the father of her child.
(d) That he is married.

2. How does Ernestina react to Charles' suggestion that they elope and go to Paris?
(a) She laughs uproarously.
(b) She runs to pack her bag.
(c) She calls the idea wickedness.
(d) She faints and falls into a chair.

3. Why does Charles not tell Mrs. Tranter and Ernestina of his chance meeting with Sarah on the Ware Commons?
(a) He sees that the women are too involved in other gossip.
(b) He doesn't know how to begin telling them.
(c) He has now become obsessed with the enigma of Sarah.
(d) He forgets that it ever happened.

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

5. Immediately after Charles discovers that Sarah is not dead, what happens in Ernestina's bedroom?
(a) She wakes from a dream in which Charles is lost at sea.
(b) She decides to get dressed and go looking for Charles.
(c) She rereads her diary entry from that morning.
(d) She calls for Sam to interrogate him about Charles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What expression applied to a boy or girl is guaranteed to despoil their reputation for life?

2. For what is Dr. Grogan well known in Lyme?

3. What is Ernestina's reaction to the flowers Sam delivers from Charles?

4. Who does Ernestina tease her Aunt Tranter about?

5. After parting from Sarah and leaving Sam and Mary, what are Charles' thoughts?

(see the answer key)

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