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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 raised and gave their name to Mr. Weston's son?

2. What is the topic of conversation in the beginning moments of the party to which Emma attends in Volume 2, Chapter 8?

3. Why does Emma believe her carriage companion made this confession?

4. Who disapproves of Emma's friendship with Harriet?

5. Why does Mr. Churchill abruptly decide to leave?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Harriet want to be matched with?

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

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

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

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

6. With whom does Emma leave the Randalls party?

7. What subject does Miss Fairfax refuse to elaborate on with Emma?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss matchmaking. Who is the matchmaker in this novel? How does this person go about matching people together? Do these schemes work? How does this person know who to match and how they feel about one another? Is their more than one matchmaker in the novel? Is so, who is the other matchmaker? How is this person's matchmaking different from the other character's matchmaking? Who is more successful? Why?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Who is Mrs. Elton? Where is she from? How does Emma feel about Mrs. Elton? How does Harriet feel about Mrs. Elton? Do the people of the village like Mrs. Elton? How does Mrs. Elton attempt to embarrass Harriet at the Westons' ball? Why? Why does Mrs. Elton constantly express unpleasant things about Emma? Why does Mrs. Elton's opinion matter? Is Mrs. Elton jealous? Why?

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