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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How does Charles proceed to break off with Ernestina and return to Sarah?
(a) He has Sam tell Ernestina what he knows.
(b) He writes Sarah a letter and goes to tell Ernestina he cannot marry her.
(c) He leaves the country and does not tell anyone where he is.
(d) He arranges for Sarah and Ernestina to meet.
2. When she couldn't sleep, what does Ernestina decide to do?
(a) Go look for Aunt Tranter.
(b) Go to the kitchen and eat.
(c) Go for a walk.
(d) Write in her diary.
3. What do Sam and Mary see briefly at the shed door?
(a) Sarah Woodruff
(b) Ernestina
(c) Dr. Gorgan
(d) A dark bonnet hanging on a nail
4. To what does Knowles compare Charles' official decision to go ahead with his marriage to Ernestina?
(a) His decision to go and look for Sarah.
(b) His decision to confess to the vicar.
(c) His decision to become a tradesman.
(d) His official decision once to take Holy Orders.
5. What is Dr. Grogan's recommendation for Ernestina's treatment?
(a) Take her on a trip abroad.
(b) Send for her father.
(c) Send her to Bedlam.
(d) Humor her in whatever she wants to do.
6. Where does the cab deliver Charles and the prostitute?
(a) At Chrale's Kensington home
(b) At a bordello
(c) At her flat
(d) At a cheap hotel
7. What discovery does Charles make that hits him like a thunderbolt?
(a) That Sarah had planned his seduction carefully.
(b) That he had not wanted to make love to Sarah.
(c) That he is free to leave Sarah forever.
(d) That Sarah is a virgin.
8. What has happened at the prostitute's house?
(a) Charles passes out from too much to drink and sleeps in a chair.
(b) Charles has been drinking heavily and begins throwing up when she said her name was Sarah.
(c) Charles has intercourse with the girl before finding out her name was Sarah.
(d) Sarah's little daughter comes in and gets into bed with them.
9. After the prostitute gets into bed, Charles stares down at her and asks her name. What is her answer?
(a) Mary
(b) Victoria
(c) Ernestina
(d) Sarah
10. What gimmick does Knowles use as an ending of the story in Chapter 44?
(a) A flashback to the time Ernestine was sixteen.
(b) A story within a story that has no ending.
(c) The story as it would have been written in Victorian England.
(d) The breakup of Charles' engagement to Ernestine.
11. To what animal does Charles compare himself at the time?
(a) A pampered Pekinese dependant on his future father-in-law.
(b) A feral cat who must make his way by stealth and cunning.
(c) The hedgehog who curls up in a ball and erects its spines of aristocracy.
(d) A serpent that devours everyone around him.
12. Where does Charles go after leaving Sarah?
(a) To his hotel room
(b) To the carriage depot
(c) To a church
(d) To find Sam
13. What is Sarah's reaction to Charles' guilt?
(a) She says all she wants is his happiness.
(b) She accuses him of being like the French Lieutenant.
(c) She calls him stupid and behind the times.
(d) She says she cannot believe he is like Mrs. Poulteney.
14. Why does Charles go to see Dr. Grogan?
(a) He suspects Dr. Grogan saw him with Sarah through his telescope.
(b) He needs advice after receiving a note from Sarah.
(c) He wants sleeping powder for Ernestina.
(d) He needs advice about what to say to Sarah when they meet.
15. What does Charles' purse provide Sarah in Exeter?
(a) More little luxuries than she had ever had
(b) A sense of indebtedness
(c) A roof over her head for one week
(d) A reminder of her shame
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Charles attempt to do with Sarah?
2. What does Knowles acknowledge as the modern gentleman?
3. What does Knowles say modern society has destroyed by throwing over the aura of mystery about sex?
4. What happens when Sam comes to Charles' hotel room?
5. How is Aunt Tranter affected in all of the problems?
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