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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. Who is Miss Bates, a frequent visitor to the Hartfield?
(a) Miss Bates is an unmarried woman who cares for her elderly mother.
(b) Miss Bates is the daughter of the local vicar.
(c) Miss Bates is the headmistress at a boarding school.
(d) Miss Bates is a governess.

2. What does this riding companion confess to Emma on the ride home?
(a) That he dislikes her matchmaking attempts.
(b) That he believes she is a conceited young woman.
(c) That he is in love with Harriet.
(d) That he is in love with her.

3. Who raised and gave their name to Mr. Weston's son?
(a) Mr. Weston's parents.
(b) Miss Churchill's brother and sister-in-law.
(c) Mr. Weston's cousin.
(d) Mr. Woodhouse's nephew.

4. What complaint does Mr. Woodhouse have regarding the food served at a dinner party at Hartfield?
(a) It is too salty.
(b) It is not wholesome enough.
(c) It is too cold.
(d) It is too wholesome.

5. What does Mr. Churchill try to make Miss Fairfax confess?
(a) Her deepest, darkest secrets.
(b) The donor of the pianoforte.
(c) Her past love affairs.
(d) The name of the man she is love with.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Emma insist on escorting Harriet to Ford's to buy fabric?

2. What man is Harriet attracted to when Emma first befriends her?

3. Who becomes the center of gossip in Highbury?

4. What time limit does Emma place on Harriet's visit to Abbey Mill?

5. Who invites Harriet to tea at their home, causing her to seek advice again?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whose engagement has the entire village talking?

2. What did Mr. Knightley give the Bateses that causes Emma's curiosity to be aroused?

3. Why does Harriet decline Mr. Martin's proposal?

4. What happens when Emma maneuvers to leave Mr. Elton and Harriet alone together?

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

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

7. What change has occurred in the Woodhouse home recently?

8. Who does Emma believe the anonymous benefactor of a pianoforte for Miss Fairfax is?

9. Who does Harriet want to be matched with?

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

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