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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. Which of the following characteristics is NOT important in the search for Elizabeth's husband?

2. After telling Ian that she knows who he is, what does Lucinda request of him?

3. If Elizabeth were to leave Jake's house and travel to the nearest city, how long would it take her to arrive there?

4. Which word is used to describe Ian on the day when Elizabeth meets him for the first time?

5. After they kiss for the first time, what does Ian confess to Elizabeth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens during the duel between Ian and Robert?

2. How does Elizabeth respond to being invited to the woodcutter's cottage with Ian?

3. How does Ian realize that Elizabeth didn't set him up in the greenhouse, but someone else did?

4. What fact does Lucinda overhear when she is eavesdropping on Ian's conversations?

5. What is a duenna?

6. How does Elizabeth's friend, Alex, react when Elizabeth's uncle arranges three dates for her with three different suitors?

7. How does Sir Frances Belhaven respond to Elizabeth after their first date?

8. How doe Elizabeth and Ian Thornton meet?

9. Why does Elizabeth's family decide that it is time for her to be married?

10. What happens when Elizabeth attempts to make breakfast for the first time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Ian Thornton is accused of cheating at a card game, Elizabeth immediately jumps to his defense. First, explain why Ian Thornton is accused of cheating at the game. Was Lord Everly telling the truth about Ian, or was he trying to save his own reputation? How can you tell? Then, explain how Elizabeth used her intelligence and wit to save Ian Thornton from a potentially dangerous duel. What was the direct result of Elizabeth meddling in Ian Thornton's life?

Essay Topic 2

Gossip is used as a way to both ruin and repair Elizabeth's reputation in high society. First, create a list of rumors that are spread about Elizabeth throughout the course of the novel. Then, choose one scene in which gossip is used for good, and one scene in which gossip is used for ill, and compare / contrast the ways this gossip affected Elizabeth's life. What do you think is McNaught's overarching message about gossip in this novel?

Essay Topic 3

Letter writing is a crucial element to communication, and mis-communication, throughout this novel of high jinks. Choose one incident when letter writing was used as a method of confusion. Then, compare / contrast that to an instance with letter writing was used as a method of clarification. Do you think this novel could have proceeded if there were more methods of communication available, such as telephones or emails? Why or why not?

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