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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. Whose engagement is announced in Volume 2, Chapter 3?

2. What question is asked of Harriet in a letter she received from Mr. Martin?

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

4. Who takes the finished art project to London for framing?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What long awaited visitor finally arrives in Highbury?

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

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

7. With whom does Emma leave the Randalls party?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss marriage. What is marriage? How is marriage viewed by the novel's characters? Is it important for women to be married in the setting of this novel? Why or why not? Is marriage a career for some women? Is marriage something to aspire to? How does Emma feel about marriage? How does Harriet feel about marriage? How do their views compare? How does Isabella feel about marriage? What kind of example does Isabella set for Emma in regards to marriage? Does Emma aspire to have what Isabella has? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Who are the Coleses? Why are they having a party? Why is the Woodhouses' invitation to the party delayed? How does Emma feel about this delay? How does Mr. Woodhouse feel about the delay? Why does Mr. Woodhouse refuse to attend the party? Why does Emma choose to go? How does this reflect the idea of social status that influences the actions of many characters in this novel? What happens at the party? How are these events significant to the development of the plot?

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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