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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. What is Mrs. Bates' relationship to Miss Fairfax?

2. Who is Emma concerned about telling this confession to?

3. What is all the gossip centering around this person about?

4. Who does Emma find herself alone with in the carriage ride home?

5. What does Emma do to attempt to give Harriet and Mr. Elton time alone together?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who objects to Emma's friendship with Harriet?

2. What is Mr. John Knightley's relationship to Emma? To Mr. Knightley?

3. Who proposes to Harriet? What is unusual about this proposal?

4. Who does Emma want to pair with her neighbor, Mr. Elton, in a matchmaking attempt?

5. How does Mr. Elton react when he learns Harriet cannot attend a party due to a sore throat?

6. Who does Mr. John Knightley believe is in love with Emma?

7. Who asks Emma to save him the first two dances at the ball the Westons are planning?

8. What is Emma's initial reaction to Mr. Churchill?

9. What does Emma decide to do in order to bring Mr. Elton and Harriet together?

10. Who is the intended recipient of the riddle Mr. Elton leaves at Emma's home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is meant by the term old maid? Who is an old maid in this novel? Was this a choice for this character? Why does Emma insist that she will not be an old maid even if she never marries? How does this reflect Emma's opinion of social status? What else does this opinion reveal about Emma's character? Is being an old maid a bad thing? Can an old maid ever get married? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Mrs. Weston? What is her relationship to Emma? How does her marriage to Mr. Weston change her relationship to Emma? Why is Emma unhappy with this change? How is Mrs. Weston related to Mr. Churchill? Why does Mrs. Weston think Emma is in love with Mr. Churchill? Is she? Why is Mrs. Weston upset when she learns about the secret Mr. Churchill has been hiding? What is this secret? How does it impact Emma?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss social status. What is social status? How does one's place in society affect their friends, their behaviors, and their attitudes? How does Emma see herself in the realm of social status? Is Emma's behavior dictated by her social status? How does the social status of other characters affect the way Emma treats them? Is Emma fair in her treatment of other characters based on their social status? Does Emma's attitude change as the novel progresses? In what way?

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