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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 reason is given for the invitation failing to arrive promptly?

2. What recent wedding is the main topic of conversation?

3. Who decides to throw a ball to honor Mr. Churchill?

4. Who does Harriet go to for advice about this encounter?

5. What artistic talent does Emma possess?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. With whom does Emma leave the Randalls party?

4. What caused Mr. Weston's first marriage to be an unhappy one?

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

6. What causes a delay in the delivery of an invitation to the Coles' party for the Woodhouses?

7. Why does Mr. Churchill cancel his plans to visit the Westons? Why is Mrs. Weston upset by this?

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

9. What long awaited visitor finally arrives in Highbury?

10. What does Mr. Churchill do that causes Emma to rethink her opinion of him? How does it affect Mr. Knightley's opinion of Mr. Churchill?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Who is Mr. Churchill? Who is he related to? Why does Mr. Churchill not have his father's name? What are the circumstances of Mr. Churchill's birth? Is this unusual given the setting of the novel? How does Emma feel about Mr. Churchill? How does Mr. Churchill feel about Emma? Why does Mr. Knightley not like Mr. Churchill? Is his opinion important to Emma? What secret does Mr. Churchill harbor throughout the novel? Why does he keep this secret? How does the secret impact the people of the village when they learn the truth? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss character growth. What is character growth? Which characters in this novel show character growth? What has contributed to this character growth? Is character growth a positive change for these characters? Explain. How might the plot be affected if this growth had not occurred? Who shows the most growth? Why?

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