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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 does Emma find herself alone with in the carriage ride home?

2. Who is unable to attend due to a sore throat?

3. How does Emma meet Harriet?

4. Who is the intended target of Emma's next attempt at matchmaking?

5. Who becomes a frequent visitor at Highbury during the creation of this art project?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who asks Emma to save him the first two dances at the ball the Westons are planning?

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

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

4. Why does Mr. Churchill abruptly leave Highbury? How does this make Emma feel?

5. Why do Mr. John Knightley and Mr. Woodhouse fight over dinner?

6. 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?

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

8. What does Emma decide to do in order to bring Mr. Elton and Harriet together?

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

10. What visitor to the Bates household does Emma not want to see?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Harriet? How do Harriet and Emma become friends? Who are Harriet's parents? Are their identity important to Harriet? Why or why not? Who does Harriet fall in love with? Why does Harriet go along with Emma's scheme to match Harriet to Mr. Elton? Does Harriet love Mr. Elton? Why does Harriet come to believe no man will ever love her? Whose fault is this? Does Harriet ever find love? How?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Mr. George Knightley? What is his relationship to Emma? Why does Mr. Knightley spend so much time with Emma? Why does Emma come to believe that Mr. Knightley is in love with Miss Fairfax? Is he? Why is Emma upset at the idea of this match? What is she afraid will happen if Mr. Knightley marries? Who does Emma try to match Mr. Knightley with at the end of the novel? Why does Mr. Knightley believe Emma is in love with Mr. Churchill? What does Mr. Knightley reveal when he learns Emma is not in love with Mr. Churchill?

Essay Topic 3

Who is Mr. Woodhouse? Why does Mr. Woodhouse worry about the foods he eats and his overall health? Is Mr. Woodhouse mentally disturbed, or are his opinions based on something else? Why does Mr. Woodhouse's son-in-law have no patience for Mr. Woodhouse's quirks? How does this cause tension between the two men? Why does Mr. Woodhouse not approve of Emma's engagement? Why does he change his mind?

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