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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. Dr. Grogan says he knows more about ________ than what goes on in Sarah's mind.
2. What does Knowles say has served as a substitute for experience in Sarah Woodruff?
3. What is obvious about the size of the dowry Ernestina will bring to a marriage?
4. What does Mrs. Poulteney insist as requisites for a companion?
5. What terrible image does Mrs. Talbot have from the literature she reads?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Mrs. Poulteney troubled by the parable of the widow's mite?
2. What is the explanation for Mrs. Poulteney's idea that the Ware Commons evokes Sodom and Gomorrah in her mind?
3. What is the meaning of the Victorian expression, "a gooseberry?"
4. What makes Ernestina angry after Charles returns from London?
5. How does Mrs. Poulteney attempt to stir up trouble for Mary during the visit in her drawing room?
6. In Lyme, by some strata of society, Sarah Woodruff is known as the French lieutenant's whore. Ernestina has another name for her. Why and what is it?
7. Why is Ernestina miffed at the flowers Charles sends her on the morning he goes to the Ware Commons?
8. When Charles and Sarah meet, how does Charles explain his agreeing to come?
9. What is Charles' delusion as he rides up the drive to his uncles estate?
10. What does Dr. Grogan tell Charles about trying to help Sarah?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Draw a relationship between the fossils Charles lookesfor and the Victorian society. Do you think Knowles uses the fossils as a metaphor for the petrified nature of the social and religious norms of that time? Explain your opinion.
Essay Topic 2
Using the characters Charles, Ernestina, and Sarah, write a short-short story set in the 21st century about a broken engagement. Use the title, "Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned." Will your story be much different from the broken engagement in The French Lieutenant's Woman?
Essay Topic 3
In the novel, Aunt Tranter's only concern about Sam and Mary is whether they truly are in love and plan to marry. Charles, however, is held him to a much higher standard of behavior. Write an essay about your feelings toward double standards.
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