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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Catherine refuse to do?
(a) Go to Europe without a wedding date.
(b) Go to Europe without choosing a wedding dress..
(c) Go to Europe without Mr. Townsend.
(d) Go to Europe without marrying Mr. Townsend first.

2. To what should Catherine look forward according to the conversation she is having?
(a) Mr. Townsend's refusal.
(b) The truth being revealed.
(c) Her father's death.
(d) Her father's refusal.

3. What does Mrs. Penniman assume considering Catherine's behavior?
(a) That Mr. Townsend has been courting multiple women.
(b) That Mr. Townsend has left without warning.
(c) That Mr. Townsend is marrying another.
(d) That Mr. Townsend ended their engagement.

4. What does Mr. Townsend suggest Catherine and him do?
(a) Elope.
(b) Wait for her father.
(c) Get married in secret, but live separately.
(d) Get married with Mrs. Penniman as a witness.

5. What is the profession of the young man who proposes to Catherine?
(a) Store owner.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Stock broker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Catherine pleased to learn from Mrs. Penniman?

2. Why does Mrs. Penniman write to Mr. Townsend in Chapter 28?

3. What would Dr. Sloper rather have his daughter believe than seeing her in an unhappy marriage?

4. Where does Mr Townsend tell Catherine he is going in Chapter 29?

5. How long do Catherine and her father end up spending in Europe?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Mrs. Penniman disappointed in Chapter 23?

2. What does Catherine refuse in Chapter 35?

3. What does Mrs. Penniman urge Catherine to do?

4. What is Mrs. Penniman told by Dr. Sloper in Chapter 19?

5. What does Dr. Sloper announce after six months abroad according to Chapter 24?

6. Why is Mr. Townsend reluctant to elope in Chapter 26?

7. Why do Mr. Townsend and Catherine argue in Chapter 29?

8. What does Mr. Townsend suggest he doesn't want in Chapter 20?

9. What does Mrs. Almond suggest to Dr. Sloper according to Chapter 27?

10. What does Catherine tell her father in Chapter 18?

(see the answer keys)

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