Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

LETTERS 1-3

Reading Check

1. Who are the friends that Eliza goes to stay with in New Haven?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. How does Eliza feel about the death of her fiancé?

2. What traits does John Boyer possess that the high society Eliza lives in approves of?

LETTERS 4-9

Reading Check

1. Who writes the first letter not written by Eliza (Letter 4)?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. After Sanford asks her to the ball, what difference does Eliza notice between Mrs. Richman’s attitude toward Sanford and Mrs. Sanford’s attitude toward Boyer?

2. In his letter to Deighton, what excuse does Sanford offer for plotting to seduce Eliza?

LETTERS 10-13

Reading Check

1. What does Sanford compare to a “noose” in his letter to Deighton? (Letter 11)

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. What does Eliza’s letter about the dinner at the Laurences’ estate reveal about her conflicting feelings toward Sanford?

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