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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what does Mr. Churchill save Harriet in Volume 3, Chapter 3?
(a) A robbery by gypsies.
(b) An attack by an unknown man.
(c) A broken carriage wheel.
(d) A fainting spell.

2. How does Emma respond to the news from Harriet?
(a) Emma is uninterested.
(b) Emma is shocked.
(c) Emma is outraged.
(d) Emma is happy for her.

3. Who becomes ill, causing Emma plenty of time to think of her regrets?
(a) Mr. Woodhouse.
(b) Mr. Churchill.
(c) Mr. George Knightley.
(d) Harriet.

4. What game does Emma play at the picnic at Box Hill?
(a) Conundrums.
(b) Chess.
(c) Cricket.
(d) Cards.

5. Why does Emma send Harriet away?
(a) To keep her from ruining Emma's wedding plans.
(b) Because she is tired of spending time with her.
(c) Because she wants to protect her from all the wedding plans taking place around her, to keep her from becoming depressed.
(d) To protect her from learning of Emma's engagement to Mr. George Knightley.

6. Where does Emma send Harriet?
(a) To Essex to visit family.
(b) To London to stay with the John Knightley family.
(c) To Cambridge to attend classes.
(d) To Bath to visit a resort.

7. Who does Mr. Churchill dance the first two dances of the Crown's ball with?
(a) Emma.
(b) Mrs. Weston.
(c) Mrs. Elton.
(d) Miss Fairfax.

8. Who refuses to dance with Harriet in an attempt to humiliate her?
(a) Mr. Weston.
(b) Mr. George Knightley.
(c) Mr. John Knightley.
(d) Mr. Elton.

9. Who is Emma afraid will not approve of Mr. George Knightley's solution to their problem?
(a) Mr. William Larkin.
(b) Mr. Elton.
(c) Mr. John Knightley.
(d) Mr. Woodhouse.

10. Why is Mrs. Elton's picnic at Box Hill delayed?
(a) A servant strike.
(b) A broken carriage wheel.
(c) A lame carriage horse.
(d) A rainstorm.

11. What invitation do Emma and Mr. Knightley discuss as they walk in the garden at Hartfield?
(a) The invitation to Mr. Churchill's wedding.
(b) The invitation to the Weston's party.
(c) The invitation to Mrs. Elton's picnic.
(d) The invitation to Mrs. Weston's baby shower.

12. Why do Emma and Mr. Knightley discuss this invitation?
(a) They are discussing the gift they should bring.
(b) They are discussing the unpleasantness of another day in Mrs. Elton's company.
(c) They are both trying to discover how the other feels about the people involved.
(d) They are trying to decide if they should attend.

13. What letter does Emma force Mr. George Knightley to read?
(a) A love letter from Mr. Elton.
(b) A letter of praise from Mrs. Weston.
(c) A letter of friendship from Harriet.
(d) A letter of apology from Mr. Churchill.

14. Why does Emma believe she cannot move to Donwell Abbey after she marries Mr. George Knightley?
(a) Because she cannot imagine leaving Hartfield or her father.
(b) Because Donwell Abbey is too large for her to care for along with her father.
(c) Because her father would not be able to move there and cannot be left alone.
(d) Because she does not like Donwell Abbey and neither does her father.

15. Why are Mr. Churchill's aunt and uncle moving to London?
(a) To be closer to social season.
(b) To provide a warmer climate for the aunt's illness.
(c) To be closer to Highbury.
(d) To provide a home for an orphaned cousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Harriet's father turn out to be?

2. Who does Mr. Churchill call Emma's lovely friend in a letter he sends to Mr. and Mrs. Weston?

3. How does Emma react to the news?

4. What does Mr. George Knightley think of Mr. Churchill now, in light of his secret?

5. What does Mrs. Elton constantly compare Highbury to?

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