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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. Who else knows about the letter?

2. Who does not think highly of Mr. Churchill because of his recent inaction?

3. Who would prefer to avoid all talk about Miss Fairfax?

4. How does Mr. Knightley react when he learns that Emma counseled Harriet negatively about the letter?

5. Who does Mr. John Knightley suggest is in love with Emma?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Harriet run into in town and later invites Harriet to have tea?

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

3. Whose engagement has the entire village talking?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss secrets. Who has a secret in this novel? Why do these characters keep secrets? How do these secrets impact the people around them? How many secrets are revealed to Emma in the course of the novel? How does each of these secrets impact Emma's actions and feelings? How do secrets impact Harriet? Mr. Knightley? Mr. Elton? Is keeping secrets a bad thing? Is there ever a good reason to keep a secret? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Who is Mr. John Knightley? What is his relationship to Emma? To Mr. George Knightley? Why does Mr. John Knightley not like Mr. Woodhouse? What does Mr. Woodhouse do to annoy Mr. John Knightley? What is Mr. John Knightley's social status? How does his behavior reflect his social status? Is Mr. John Knightley a fair example of people of his social class? Why or why not? How does Mr. John Knightley affect Emma's behaviors and opinions? Does this change through the course of the novel? Why or why not?

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