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

2. How does Emma feel about Mr. Churchill's departure?

3. How is Mr. George Knightley related to the Woodhouse family?

4. Who is Miss Bates, a frequent visitor to the Hartfield?

5. Who do Emma and Harriet run into while Emma escorts Harriet to Ford's to buy fabric?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is the intended recipient of the riddle Mr. Elton leaves at Emma's home?

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

4. What is Emma's initial reaction to Mr. Churchill?

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

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

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

8. What does Mr. Elton do that causes Emma to change her mind about his manners?

9. How does Harriet react when Emma tells her that Mr. Elton declared his love for Emma? Why?

10. With whom does Emma leave the Randalls party?

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

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 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?

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